Well why not? Martin's balls wouldn't drop off, if he sang The Wild Rover. Ron Kavanagh used to do beautiful versiion of the song. really something.

After all it's a good song. Just because Clover margarine got hold of it doesn't make it bad.

Two things

1) don't despise songs or writers who help you put food on the table, and The Wild Rover can go in places where While Gamekeepers Lie Sleeping simply wouldn't survive. Some songs are like Piglet and can go out in the world, some like Pooh have to stay in Hundred Acre Wood, the Folk Club.

2) I've forgorgotten the other thing.