I think 'bum bailif' is just a derogatory term, Catrin. As in the bailif is a bum. Bum being the English 'bottom' iteration rather than the American Hobo/Bum, But I have been wrong before...;-)

The rest of the song as in the 'tinkers version just goes on with lots of other kids songs. Memory serving correct the next it is -

Cups and saucers, plates and dishes
Little black lads in calico britches
Where's tha bin lad
A'sellin' papers
Who a'for
Me uncle Willie
What's he gan thee?
A skinny owd ha'p'ny
Teet owd bugger, he owt to dee

And then

On the croft, on the croft, where we play pitch and toss
And a copper come to chase us away
So I 'it 'im on the 'ead, wi' a bloody great lump o'lead
And the slimey little bgger ran away.

Then (I think) the 'Mary was a weeping' song. I think Ged has the album in the folk club 'research archieves' (The whole of 12 LP's!!!) Give us a call if you want and I will try to look it up.

Cheers

Dave