Mention of linsey as in linen clothing in Digitrad (not linsey-woolsey).
http://www.mudcat.org/@displaysong.cfm?SongID=7522
http://www.mudcat.org/@displaysong.cfm?SongID=6697
http://www.mudcat.org/@displaysong.cfm?SongID=2594
Two are variants of the same story.
Quack!
GtD.