The song is traditional, with added lyrics by Tams. The original had many more verses. Tams version is much more singable.
I am much more interested in the recording of Rogues March.
I used to dance Longsword to that tune, and was surprised to find it had words. I tried for years to find the complete lyrics for it, all to no avail. What I did learn was that the tune was written by an army bandmaster for the express purpose of being played at "Drumming Out" ceremonies, where some poor unfortunate was dismissed from the army in disgrace. The words were made up by soldiers, and were completely unofficial. If anybody DOES know of any lyrics (apart from those I made up myself) I would be most pleased to hear from them.
Tams sings "Tuppence I got for selling me coat, tuppence for selling me blanket" etc. But it has also been noted as "Fifty I got for selling me coat, fifty for me blankets" the 'fifty' refering to the number of lashes awarded as sentence for this terrible crime!!!