Oh dear. I've been singing this song and attributing it to Hamish Imlach. The real author is Murray Lewis?
And I've also modified it (slightly) to fit contemporary US standards by
1. substituting an ATM statement for the "packet of fags",
2. using various of my friends' names in the verse where you call a friend for the words.
3. The forum discussion originally listed the tune as "the Mucking of Geordie's Byre", and I picked up the tune from DT, only to discover after I committed it all to memory that the tune was incorrectly identified. So I'm using some other mysterious tune that I never did identify, alas, and the song has been quite popular. I've taught it to a number of people.
So, Bob, I'm one of the people who helped feed the song to the folk processor.
What is the original tune and where can I find it?
Who might be available to give me permission to use it?
Thanks,
Blessings,
Barbara