Also from the article (I'm remembering now, not reading it directly) was that Dylan's introduction to "With God on Our Side" mentioned Jean Redpath's use of the tune. The most probable speculation is that he first heard "Patriot game" from the Clancys, whom he was buddies with.

Hard to picture Woody Guthrie saying what Behan claims. As Dave rightly points out, ALL his songs used existing tunes, which he freely admitted...and I believe encouraged.

I was going to add a joke to my post:

Jo Stafford eh, let's be thankful Dylan didn't use "Shrimp Boats are a comin" as the basis for one of his songs!

Then it occurred to me that literally nobody around here would be old enough to remember her hit song! Hell, I was only three!

Rick