I'd wondered if Tommy wrote the song. I posted a question about it on Liam Clancy's messageboard, so we'll see what they have to say. I have a friend who'se a CBTM expert, so I'll shoot an email to him as well. I'm very curious about the song. :)

Thank you very much for the help, Mick! Now I can stop driving myself nuts trying to puzzle through the song myself....