Arnold Keith Storm of Mooresville, Indiana, recorded this song, as it was known and sung in his family, on his Folk-Legacy album titled Take the News to Mother, and Other Songs of a More Sentimental Age - FSA-18. It must have been released around 1964 or 65. Keith was (and is) a darned fine singer with a good flat-picked guitar style and a wealth of late 19th century songs that his father had passed on to him. From an uncle who had worked out west he learned excellent versions of "Utah Carroll" and "Little Joe, the Wrangler," which I think he sings better than any other versions I've heard. Perhaps the best thing about his record (aside from the fact that we still have a few of the vinyl LPs left on our shelves, as well as keeping them available as "custom cassettes") is that Keith sang all of these songs with total sincerity. Keith worked for the post office, is now retired, and still sings, but mostly just with friends and family. Caroline and I visited him and his wife a couple of years ago in Mooresville. Great folks!

Sandy