Peter,Since you've recalled to mind that wonderful Dylan album, I'd like to sing "Lily,Rosemary and the Jack of Hearts" but I can never remember all the bleedin' verses!!
So I'll just sing "The Cruel Mother." A cappella, with the tag line "down by the greenwood sidey" dropping off almost as if it were spoken. I try to treat it more like a ghost story than a song.
Frank.