No particular preference for the herbs inclusion, actually, Michael - I just always feel irritated by Paul Simon's version of the tune, which seems all tinkly-winkly to me, grumpy old toad that I am.

For me - and I'm never very interested in the origins of tunes, not being anything of a folklorist - the Dransfield's tune seems more rough-hewn and appealing than the better-know version. I believe that they heard it from a singer in a Bradford pub, but I wouldn't swear to that tale without going back to the record sleeve notes.

The song, as sung by the Dransfields, has a simplicity and bitterness about it. "Her? A true lover of mine again? Not a chance in hell!" But that's just my personal interpretation, you understand. And the violin accompaniment is wonderful.