Malcolm, thanks for posting that West Country version and for the links to the songs in the DT. Is there a last line missing in the second verse of "Abroad as I was Walking?" These are all such interesting songs. They all feature a "that's what you get for being so loose" verse, but the Scottish version is the only one that recants a bit on the smugness or offers any comfort. "My parents brought me up like a small bird in a cage:" that's a phrase/concept I've never come across before. Is it a common image?