things are looking up,,, from what i can figure String Bean,, only has a copyright for that particular version,,, and every single person I've reffered to on this matter agrees that it is traditional. Hopefully this will get resolved and it can be included on my album Ghost Of Lonzo... when I was three i used to sit on his (Lonzo Perrigan) knee while he sang this tune... He was a homeless man that wandered these mountains and sang and played guitar for supper and a place to bed down for the night... Thanks All!!!