Cap't Bob, That was too much! Probably the most mournful tale I have ever heard from an "apple knocker". Seriously though, that was a great poem/song. I wonder if it pre-dates the song in question? It is hard to imagine a time when people shared melodic lines as a vehicle for regional and "personal" adaptation. As a people we have lost something through copyrights and ownership of what is really universal. I'm on very thin ice with that idea!