Back in the '80's I met an American woman and her family who were living here for about three years. She plays harp and sings and I was just struggling to learn harp because there were no teachers in this city apart from the classical harpist at the music Conservatorium and I am more interested in the folk or Celtic style.

She used to sing the Child No. 293 version and accompany herself on the harp. It suits the harp and it has a good melody and rhythm. I think she heard it on an album and as I was working in a library at the time I found the Child Ballads books and looked it up.