Back in History , Folk On Two had a Session Pianist and a Session tenor sing the Rose as published 1840 something , and Martin Carthy's
version as collectedfrom The Coppers in 1960 . There was , as I recall
one change of Lyric , and two changes in melody , as passed on from GrandDad Coppers book , transmitted through the Oral Tradition since it was a popular song in the eighteen forties . Written in London , so
defiantely NOT Irish - Allendale may even be in either Scotland or the
Borders !