we both know that it has been done before, but it was a composed tune, not a trad tune, it was a composition by james hill, so in reality it is words Thompson, tune james hill,
however my important point is that a song may be a good song but that does not make it a folk song, for example
Dedicated Follwer of Fashion is a composition by Ray Davies, imo it is a well written song, it is generally classifed as a popular song it is not generally considered a folk song