In "Down and Out in Paris and London" (1933), George Orwell supplied the text of "Unhappy Bella", a song he said was sung repeatedly over the course of two days by a pair of tramps, William and Fred, ex-fishermen from Norfolk. It begins:

Bella was young and Bella was fair
With bright blue eyes and golden hair;
O, unhappy Bella!
Her step was light and her heart was gay,
But she had no sense, and one fine day
She got herself put in the family way
By a wicked, heartless, cruel deceiver.

Orwell supplied four more verses, which can easily be found online.

Does anyone know the "original" tune or additional history? The song was set for a Broadway show "Love Songs" (1990's?)--I'm not interested in that tune. The lyrics also appear in several rugby songbooks; what tune does the rugby crowd use?

Thanks in advance...