Brian, what you say makes a lot of sense. And it complements the points that Jim Carroll and others are making. Certainly that Lancastrian woman has truly adapted that song (Lord Bateman) and it's exciting that she would bring it so 'close' to her.....and it obviously has a lot of meaning for her.   Even though that meaning may be more related to the context (i.e a song that was in the family) than to the content (the actual story).