The Scots had a way with dirges. Three Ravens, Earl of Murray, Bonnie George Campbell, Flowers of the Forest, Battle of Harlaw, Glencoe...The Irish did pretty well, too, in a more politicized vein: Dunlavin Green, Henry Joy McCracken, Boulavogue, Roddy McCorley, Sean South, Croppy Boy, Knockanure.... It seems to be a less popular form in the US, though Motherless Children stacks up against any of them.