The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #6743   Message #41075
Posted By: Ewan McV
09-Oct-98 - 06:26 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Add: Lang a-Growing
Subject: RE: Name that tune?
The words are clearly a Scots set of the very widely known song, close to one sung in the late 50s and early 60s of the Folk Revival in Scotland, except for the third verse which has I suspect wandered in from another text. I cannot put a name to the 'original' singer who brought this version into use, but I'll consult a few books and see what turns up.