Dan--
Lisa doesn't remember the Foner book as actually being in her library (which makes it a rare lacuna), so I can't check it out without a trip to the library.
But Mick Moloney has recorded it at least a couple of times--on Uncommon Bonds with Eugene O'Donnell (Green Linnet #1053, 1980), and on Long Journey Home (Unisphere Records (BMG), 1998). Lisa believes he sings an additional verse, at least on the Green Linnet recording. And my guess is that Dr. Moloney may have more information about the origin of the song.
--Charlie Baum