No, we don't recall any of the words of the verses. Some might surface if we kept prodding the subconscious, but thankfully we don't need to. We have found a fellow folk-club member (Anne Green, then the organiser) who also has the cassette, and Meg is with her now as I type - or will be soon enough. If it says more about the origins I'll post details.

I don't think it is a traditional song found elsewhere - vague memory says that Karl found it going through old texts in Lancashire libraries. It is however fairly generic, so could be anywhere.