I not only though it was "when Shiela was nine" but also that it referred to my cousin Shiela. This is the tune my mother sang. I used to beg her not to sing the bit where the dog dies. Sorry it sounds like a door chime.

X:1
T: Poor Dog Tray
M: 3/4
L: 1/8
Q:1/4=120
K:D % 2 sharps
% From the singing of Peggy Burke
% (1917-2000)
% from Agecroft, Lancashire
x4AF| \
D3/2x/2F3/2x/2A3/2x/2| \
A3/2x/2F2-F/2x/2A| \
d2-d/2x/2 ec3/2x/2|
d3- d/2x/2A3/2x/2| \
d3/2x/2c3/2x/2B3/2x/2| \
A3- A/2x/2FD| \
B3/2x/2A3/2x/2F3/2x/2|
E3- E/2x/2AF| \
D3/2x/2F3/2x/2A3/2x/2| \
A3- A/2x/2FA| \
d2-d/2x/2 ec3/2x/2|
d3- d/2x/2Bc| \
d3/2x/2c3/2x/2B3/2x/2| \
A3- A/2x/2DE| \
F3/2x/2G2-G/2x/2E|
D3- D/2x/2AF| \
D3/2x/2F3/2x/2A3/2x/2| \
A3/2x/2F2-F/2x/2A| \
d2-d/2x/2 ec3/2x/2|
d3- d/2x/2A3/2x/2| \
d3/2x/2c3/2x/2B3/2x/2| \
A3- A/2x/2FD| \
B3/2x/2A3/2x/2F3/2x/2|
E3- E/2x/2AF| \
D3/2x/2F3/2x/2A3/2x/2| \
A3- A/2x/2FA| \
d2-d/2x/2 ec3/2x/2|
d3- d/2x/2Bc| \
d3/2x/2c3/2x/2B3/2x/2| \
A3- A/2x/2DE| \
F3/2x/2G2-G/2x/2E|
D3- D/2x/2A3/2x/2| \
d3- d/2x/2cB| \
A3/2x/2D2-D/2x/2E| \
F3- F/2x/2GE|
D3- D/2x/2A3/2x/2| \
d3- d/2x/2cB| \
A3/2x/2F3/2x/2D3/2x/2| \
B3/2x/2A3/2x/2F3/2x/2|
E3- E/2x/2AF| \
D3/2x/2F3/2x/2A3/2x/2| \
A3/2x/2F2-F/2x/2A| \
d2-d/2x/2 ec3/2x/2|
d3- d/2x/2A3/2x/2| \
d3/2x/2c3/2x/2B3/2x/2| \
A3- A/2x/2DE| \
F3/2x/2G3/2x/2E3/2x/2|
D4-D3/2