The Cyril Tawney recording was originally cut for the Topic LP Farewell Nancy. 12T 110. According to A.L. Lloyd's sleevenotes, the tune was collected by Vaughan Williams from an unnamed Norfolk singer (James Whitby of Tilney All Saints presumably). As was VW's wont, he neglected to write down all the verses, so Bert goes on to say that his widow (Ursula presumably), completed it with verses collected by Sharp in North Carolina. Again, Bert doesn't say which one, but there's only two "complete" versions in Sharp's Appalachian collection; from Hester House of Hot Springs, NC on 14.09.16; and from Mitchell Wallin of Allanstand 04.08.16. The former is textually closest to the one which Tawney sang.