Well, it went down well at Bedford FMC last night. I introduced it as a story of a single parent unable to cope, child abuse, Social Services failing to act in time, and the brutal and unsympathetic justice of the Law. And "two policemen and a social worker" got a laugh!
Martin: good suggestions. I'm sure I remember it sung as "river side-y" years back, but that may be down to what my missus calls my dog-like qualities (Deaf Old Git).