Odetta did a great job with this song, too.

There are several tunes used for it and I used to do a version that borrowed verses and tunes that made it almost like a medley.

One verse I remember that I didn't see in the ones above was:

Shoulda come on the river back in nineteen an' fo'
oh, oh, oh
You'd find a dead body in ev'ry turn row
oh, oh, oh.

Hadn't thought of this song in a long time. Should dust it off.

cheers,

david