Perfectly said, Anne. Thank you. How could I have forgotten that resource? It gives delight and tears, for with my recordings gone, I thought I'd not hear her speaking again.

In that interview with John Jacob Niles, Lizzie tells where the tune came from! "Bonny Lassie Gan tae the Fair" The ballad came from Donald who learned all of the words from his mother, who had trained to be a teacher. He didn't like the tune she had for it, and looked around in a pipe tune book to find one with the ornamentation he thought suited it. Lizzie gives the tune name as "Bonny Lassie Who Gan Tae the Fair" (my approximation).