The title of this thread gave me a chuckle; for years, this old warhorse of a song has been so overdone and over-requested here in New Orleans that a sign is prominently posted behind the bandstand at Preservation Hall reading:

"Requests: $1
The Saints: $10"

It was interesting to see the Weavers' lyrics; I was not aware of their original additional words for an intro and chorus, nor of their selection of verses. I'm accustomed to hearing a much less political message, featuring just a couple of innocuous sung verses sprinkled in amongst lots of intrumental playing.