I am interested in any information anyone might have about this song. Where did it originate and who wrote it? The words (as they sound to me) are as follows but I'd appreciate any corrections and any info on "sloans":

TAMBO

Will you hire with me Tambo Tambo
Will you hire with me my love and my joe
Will you hire with me say you and say I
Oh and what a rattlin' young widow am I

What will the wages be mistress

Two pounds and five shillings Tambo Tambo
Two pounds and five shillings my love and my joe
Two pounds and five shillings say you and say I
Oh and what a rattlin' young widow am I

That's too little wages mistress

Then two pounds and ten shillings Tambo Tambo
Then two pounds and ten shillings my love and my joe
Then two pounds and ten shillings say you and say I
Oh and what a rattlin' young widow am I

What will I eat mistress

Sloans and eels Tambo Tambo
Sloans and eels my love and my joe
Sloans and eels say you and say I
Oh and what a rattlin' young widow am I

That's too slippy a diet mistress

Then potatoes and beef Tambo Tambo
Then potatoes and beef My love and my joe
Then potatoes and beef Say you and say I
Oh and what a rattlin' young widow am I

Where will I lie mistress

You'll lie in the loft Tambo Tambo
You'll lie in the loft my love and my joe
You'll lie in the loft say you and say I
Oh and what a rattlin' young widow am I

But the rats might bite me mistress

Then you'll lie with the wains Tambo Tambo
Then you'll lie with the wains my love and my joe
Then you'll lie with the wains say you and say I
Oh and what a rattlin' young widow am I

But the wains might kick me mistress

Then you'll lie with me Tambo Tambo
Then you'll lie with me my love and my joe
Then you'll lie with me say you and say I
Oh and what a rattlin' young widow am I

But that wouldn't be right mistress

Then we shall be married Tambo Tambo
Then we shall be married my love and my joe
Then we shall be married say you and say I
Oh and what a rattlin' young widow am I

Mistress you have me hired