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This song is seriously old and is published in Ravenscroft’s Deuteromelia (1609). Since then it has been occasionally reprinted, even in a collection of nursery rhymes. It has turned up in tradition a handful of times. See the video link to hear the 1609 version.
Notes by Gwilym Davies 7 April 2016