Dave, please see our Mudcat FAQ for instructions on how to use our "filter" to find previous threads. It would have been better if you could have posted a new message to the original thread to refresh it, rather than starting four threads. Multiple threads tend to divide tand confuse the subject, and make it less likely that you'll get an answer.

Why don't we work up a group transcription? Type up what you hear and post it in this thread, making sure to put <br> line breaks at the end of each line. When you're done, I'll take a listen and post what I hear. I admit that I can't understand a lot of it, but maybe we can come up with something together. Sounds like a fascinating song.
Anybody got a MacColl songbook?
-Joe Offer-