I'm from Nova Scotia and I sung this both in my school choir (for competition) and in a group music class (outside the school system) in grade four (2002-2003). So did another school in the competition we were in. Most kids here would recognize it.

I don't care if this thread is three years old, that needed to be cleared up since it is an NS folk song. :3 We sang this version: http://www.mudcat.org/@displaysong.cfm?SongID=33