Robert Rodriquez says he heard a song recorded by Nic Jones that tells this story, but he doesn't remember much about the song. Anybody know it?

Somebody pointed me to a sermon that makes use of the Crookston song:

http://www.reclaimingjudaism.org/teachings/rosh-hashanah-2013-good-luck-bad-luck

And a Taoist story with the same plot:

http://www.katinkahesselink.net/tibet/zen.html