To JohnB-- I borrowed the name from that exact song, though I haven't heard Johnny Collins' version. I know it from two places: one, my mother used to sing it to me as a child (because well, I am old Brown's daughter--my father being named Brown, and getting fairly old now), and also from Great Big Sea's record "Turn," where I re-discovered it. I'm thinking of having it sung at the end of the prelude music at my wedding next summer/fall (we haven't decided on August or September yet--depends on a bunch of stuff).

To MudWeasel and all others-- thank you! I will have to pull out the cd when I am home to post the lyrics as they are written in the liner notes of Casey's cd (I went to college with him--I can call him by his first name, and say "I knew him when..."--which makes me feel pretty cool). Having someone with a better ear than mine figure out chords for me would be muchly appreciated!

Thanks so much--I'll surely be back here. So glad I stumbled on this site. :) Old Brown's Daughter