Something to Sing About Macmillan and Company, London 1968 compiled by Milton Okun, p. 103-105Lists the song as a favorite of Theodore Bikel and words by Wolfgang Langhoff and Esser. The tune is credited to Rudi Goguel (not one of my relatives)
Bikel Recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eRZDpQEgk-E