The Limeliters took a 500-year-old lyric—a single verse—and cobbled up their version. Theirs is not traditional.

Here's the scoop.

I sing only the one original verse, slowly and soulfully, with minimal chords on the guitar. It's a lament for a lost love, and the one verse says it all.

My personal opinion, but I think the Limeliters' rendition makes a sow's ear out of a silk purse…..

Don Firth