Notes with CD of songs sung by Daisy Chapman of Aberdeen, Scotland, Mitre Records:
"One must presume that this is an American Song, since 51 of Roud's 76 instances are from there. Henry Burstow, Charlie Wills and Percy Webb knew it in England, as does maggie McGee from Inis Eoghain, and a good many other Irish singers too, who are not mentioned in the Index. In Scotland, only Dodie Chalmers and Dave Stewart (both of Aberdeen) have been recorded singing it. Mike Yates has unissued recordings of it from both Fred Jordan and Walter Pardon."
Frequency may not indicate provenance, but just reflect the ease with which people could get the sheet music, local popularity and other factors, since a good song is no farther away from America (or Britain, Australia) than the time it takes for a ship to carry it over.
Daisy Chapman's version from Scotland is short, and "Farewell friends and kind relations," I seem to remember, occurs in another song.

Lyr. Add: Go and Leave Me
Daisy Chapman

Go and leave me if you wish it,
Never let me cross your mind;
If you think me so untrustworthy,
Go and leave me, never mind.

Once I was loved with a fond affection,
All his thoughts they were of me;
Until a dark girl did persuade him,
And so he thought no more of me.

Many's the night with him I've rambled,
Many's the hour with him I've spent;
I thought his heart was mine forever,
But love, I found, it was only lent.

But he is welcome to another,
One that has bright gold in store;
It's him that caused my heart to flunder[?],
I'm left alone because i'm poor.

Farewell friends and kind relations,
Farewell to you, my false young man;
It's your view that's caused me pain and sorrow,
Never to return again.

Go and leave me if you wish it,
Never let me cross your mind;
If you think me so unworthy,
Go and leave me, never mind.

Chapman