Actually, Greg, it was me - forgot to attach my moniker!

The 'ree-oh' vs 'rye-oh' thing just reminded me of Harry Cox. Years ago a collector recorded Harry singing 'Van Diemen's Land'. He noted that in the line where the poachers are sent to 'Warwick Gaol', Harry pronounced 'Warwick' as 'Wore-wick' rather than 'Worrick'. He surmised that Harry must have got the text of the song from print - and it subsequently turned out that he had a drawer full of broadsides, including 'Van D's Land'.