When I was a lad (and beer was tuppence a loaf) this was a song we sang in singing together - a programme that the BBC broadcast to schools - mainly of folksongs. some from all round the world.

This particular one. I remember as very doleful and grandiose in feel - being all about the Bonny Prince's retreat back up north in 1745. I suppose it had the dual advantage of teaching us a bit of history. all redundant stuff nowadays of course.

the source for most of these songs was the English Folk Song and dance Society. i'm pretty sure they will have it in some form or another. The BBC may have a tape of that programme - all us children listened too in 1958 or so. Sombody is sure to have the booklet that we all sang from stashed away in an attic somewhere.