The sleeve notes to Deep Lancashire say

It was originally sung to the tune of A Hunting We Will Go, which in Lancashire at least can mean either The Nutting Girl or The Grand Old Duke Of York

The tune Boardman sings on the LP is a GODOY variant, whereas the tune he published for 'With Henry Hunt We'll Go' in Folk Songs and Ballads of Lancashire is a Nutting Girl tune.

Wassail! V