I was tempted to combine this thread with the existing origins thread, but maybe I'll let it live on its own and see where it goes. The other origins thread quotes both MacColl and Peggy Seeger, who both claim that MacColl wrote the song.

So, I guess it's the word of MacColl and Seeger against that of "The Person" that Lynn cites. Perhaps "Sandy" will drop by and speak for himself.....

Without proof, I'd tend to take the word of MacColl and Seeger. But hey, we can carry on an argument here for a long, long time until somebody interferes with actual proof. That's why I didn't combine the two threads - because the other thread provides pretty good proof to the contrary. The message containing the quote from MacColl's autobiography is here (click).

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