I must be drinking the same cooking sherry as Michael. One of my favourite lines from a traditional song is from Matty Groves / Little Musgrave whatever..

"It'll never be said in fair England that I slew a naked man."

Christy Moore of course, prefers "this fair land" as he could never be seen to say anything nice about the country where he made most of his money and concert goers always give him a warm welcome.