>> Brian -- I did point out that supernatural elements get lost on both sides of the Atlantic in time. From an early post:
"...Demons and dead lovers became ordinary murderers on both sides of the Atlantic, in time, of course." <<

So you did, Joybell. And thanks for the "Let's go a huntin'" reference - I didn't know about that one. I like the way ballads get adapted to new environments as they migrate. In one Appalachian version of 'Lord Randall' he bequeaths his sister his "mule and his waggon" rather than the old "horse and saddle".