Hi, Ron - I know the song was written by Mike Cross, but is the idea his? "Elma Turl" is certainly an original song, but the idea is expressed in songs by Buffy Ste. Marie, Jimmy Driftwood, a poem by Robert W. Service, and others.
All versions of "Scotsman" that I've seen lead back to Mike Cross, but is it completely his?
-Joe Offer-