I found a link to the Folkways website where you can hear the first part of the song. It sounds better than I remember it, perhaps it has been re-mastered for the CD release. Here's the URL:

http://www.folkways.si.edu/TrackDetails.aspx?itemid=7238

You can get info on other songs on the album as well, like "The Rocks of Bawn" (another favorite of mine).

-Rand.