This was a favourite one of Bob Davenport's eclectic selection of'folk' songs. As support to Bob with the Marsden Rattlers, we did a BBC folk show in London called 'Country nmeets Folk' in the early 70s when Bob wanted to include it.

   The producer said no because he said the song isn't country or folk-

we argued but had to accept that at the time, but the way we did it with melodeon & banjo made it folk in my book!

So we didn't fit into the BBC's pigeonholes & I think it'd be the same 50 years on.