Apologies for my silence - I have been travelling on business and did not have easy access.

Many thanks for the suggestion of the Children's album. I didn't know that version existed. Interestingly I have followed up on the link and it is a different recording to the one I had. When I looked up the album on Amazon and eBay - it is available but the track is not listed on the LP or the CD - it is only on that one link. Perhaps it is a different CD reissue!

The one I was searching for was different again - I think it was one of the Jack Rubin "American" recordings done at jack's home. However I have almost all of those and can't find it - so many thanks for the help so far but the mystery remains!

The song was originally recorded around 80 years ago by Jimmie Rodgers, "The Singing Brakeman" and has been recorded by many others since. Wilf carter recorded one of my favourite versions.