The similaritieS with Lord Lovel are obvious and don't need attributing to anyone.

Other scholars do mention the burlesque aspect. Perhaps the ones you quote were not aware of or priorotising this aspect. The only recent one is David's. Prior to WWII most ballad scholars had little knowledge of the comic ballad genre.

I thought I'd sent you a copy of the Needham version. I'll post the words here later today.

Rather than burlesque I'd say the added 'en' like the added 'a' is an affectation of the 17th century and is sometimes added to make the song look older or more exotic. That doesn't mean this version comes from the 17thc. 'John Dory' which is old springs to mind.