This isn't really relevant to the discussion, I suppose, but my Granny teaching in the 20's or 30s was told off by a School Inspector (who clearly knew nothing about the rural working day) for teaching that song to children. After all, if that Fair 'Maiden' was out _that_ early in the morning, she'd obviously been either up all night or sleeping somewhere she shouldn't, and We All Know What Kind of Woman That Is... >g<