Some trivia-
Popularity of the song continued into the 20th c.
The National Library of Australia has a second copy digitised, printed in 1888 for the Melbourne Exhibition.
The song is mentioned as one sung by Henry Burstow (South Riding Folk Network: Miscellany).
John McCormack sang it in 1933 on the CBS Radio program, "The Inside Story."
The Indiana State Library has sheet music.
The song is quoted in the Dicken papers, Kanewha area, 1861.