Coyote Breath
Hey Am I missing something here or is that song called "A Trooper Watering his Nag" and published in "Pills to Purge Melancholy" by Thomas D'Urfey in 1717? And wasn't it considered an old song then?
Sung by the "City Waites" on the eponymous tape sold by "Past Times" in their numerous shops up & down the UK?

When I sung this once a lady thanked me for singing the whole song because she only knew it as an innocent one verse nursery rhyme.
Dover Books published a two volume (as opposed to 3) edition in the 50's (1950's). There is a Dover copy on open shelves at the Bodleain.
I dont think it is the song CH was searching for.