1. Well there is the Hind Horn version in the DT that is from the collection of Helen Hartness Flanders. The same words and tune are found in both "Ballads Migrant in New England" by flanders and Olney and also in "Ancient Ballads Traditionally Sung in New England" by Flanders. Collected from the singing of Mrs. Harriet Gott Murphy of Maine in 1942.

2. There is a version printed in "Folk Songs From The West Virginia Hill" by Patrick Gainer )1975 Seneca Books) who says he obtained it from Maggie Hammans Parker in 1970.

3-4. "Folk Songs From Newfoundland" by Maud Karpeles contains two versions one from Mr. Joseph Quann in 1930 and another from Mr Jacob Courage also in 1930.

5. "Ballads and Seas Songs of Newfoundland" by Elisabeth Greenleaf has a version sung by Daneil Endacott in 1921.

6. Helen Creighton in her "Maritime Folk Songs" has one she obtained from Mr Leander Macumber in 1953. In the notes to this song Creighton cites another of her books that I have not seen "Traditonal Songs of Nova Scotia" pp 11-17 which she says contains additional versions from:

7. Mrs. Vincent Walsh,

8. Mr John Bray,

9. Mr. Lloyd Sanford,

10. Mr. Ben Henneberry,

11. Mr. Ralph Huskins, and

12. Mr. Delton Brown.

Now Ed Cray is a legitimate scholar of folk songs and Sandy' broad and deep personal knowledge and his reputed library far exceeds mine, but there seems to be a discrepency here. Maybe Canada is not part of North America? Sandy, help?

rich r