when was Sweet Thames written?, when was Recruited Collier allegedly collected by Lloyd.
They share the same tune, Either MacColl or Lloyd was being econmical with the truth, if MacColl wrote his song first it means Lloyd either collected a tune from someone who used MacColls tune which is possible but unlikely, it was a co incidence[unlikely], Lloyd possibly lifted macColls tune and used it for a set of words to provide the song Recruited Collier