Thanks, Joe - Song Fest has it in the 1948 and 1958 editions. Same lyrics as what Joe posted, except that the baby died a year ago. So, we have it back to at least 1948, which means that the song is probably older than I am, which means that I am surprisingly young.

allmusic.com says Patrick Sky was born in 1940, which means he was eight when Song Fest came out. I guess that rules out attributing the song to him, unless he was really precocious.


-Joe Offer-