I first heard this song 10 years ago just as my folk club was starting up. It was sung by our good friend Tom Hanson of the Roaring Forties.

Since then I've heard him sing it a number of times - never better than this last weekend at a session at Kangaroo Valley Festival on Friday night. He was in fine form.

Unfortunately, Tom is also, shall we say, somewhat follicly challenged, and some wags have been known to sing "When bald men sing". I don't think Tom is amused :-I