Whoops. Sorry Joe forgot to change the heading in my haste. Thanks.
Seems we can look at this song from several angles.
1. The idea behind it.
2. The character with which it may have at one time been associated.
3. The rythms within the song.
4. The words.
5. The tune.
6. Where it's been collected.

As a singer it's the songs that have the line: "We're all dodging, dodge, dodge, dodging" (or similar)and possibly "All a'cheating etc." that feel like the closest matches.

The song that has lasted the time-test is the one that is surely American in it's feel. Australian collector, John Meredith agreed on that. Something very, very special happened to songs in the USA regardless of their origins. I think "The Dodger Song" is a fairly good example.
Hands up who's going to start reviving any of the other songs on this thread!
I'm just a compulsive pattern seeker. Sometimes the pieces fit. Sometimes they don't. When I sing it's almost always songs of American origin or old songs in their American variants.
Be of good cheer Joe we'd love to have you here for a visit. Joy