John Dwyer got it from Paddy Graber and always said it was a relative of Will O' Winsbery. John sang it to Gordon Bok and was very unhappy with the way Gordon chose to record it. He preferred it the way he sang it, as a simple ballad. Paddy Graber will probably be at Seattle Song Circle's Rainy Camp in February and could be asked then either in person or by a letter addressed to Song Circle via Seattle Folklore Society.