A few minor corrections to Clansfolk's transcription:

Verse 1, line 3:  Then, as I grew older, the women had their fill

Chorus:  Walk in a valley...
line 4:  Though stroll makes perfectly good sense, it's actually roll.

Verse 2, line 2:  ...where the river leaves the moor
line 3:  I'll take the road...
line 4:  Where the fallen flowers...

Verse 4, line 4:  ...the wild bees came to build their nest.

Verse 5, line 4:  ...a far-off grave...

The original sleevenotes commented:

Separated from his companions, a hiker in the Yorkshire Dales falls down the side of a hill and is killed.

I'm working on a transcription of the tune, but the phrasing is a bit of a bugger.  More later.