That confirms my impression of Wrighton--this song strikes me as being a departure from his usual parlor style. Can you provide a sketch about Wrighton (or even his full name), and titles for some of the songs which you've encountered on the folk scene? From my brief research, his other songs didn't strike me as the type that would have much longevity, especially among the folk crowd, being too maudlin and "arty". Some can be found in the Lester S. Levy Collection and the Library of Congress American Memory collection; the Oxford U. Library catalog lists a few others.

[BTW, by "Clifton", Steve means Harry Clifton; Steve and I have made a number of transcriptions of his songs available on this site; see this thread: Help: Harry Clifton songwriter]