I have copied the following request from another thread where it was likely to be ignored.
Noreen

I am trying to find the source of the melody to which Lord Franklin (or Lady Franklin's Lament) was written. I know, as you must also, that one of Bob Dylan's early hits used not only the melody but whole lines, i.e. I dreamed a dream and I thought it true of all the friends that I ever knew. I think that Ewan MacColl recorded it. He may have written the tune but it appears that there were earlier versions.

Might you have information about this or a suggestion as to where I might go to trace the use of a melody that was probably in the public domain.

Thank you.

Deborah Parducci dparducci28@compuserve.com