I briefly considered learning this song for the Dickens fair in San Francisco. It is originally a music hall song, and I obtained the sheet music from the Australian National Museum. I don't have it handy right now, but I will post the author and date later if I can dig them up. The tune is slightly different from the one used by The Limelighters and Norma Waterson, but the words are clearly the basis for tbe versions given above.