Hi,
I re-released this song on my CD "The Roving Jewel". When I originally recorded it on my first self-titled recording, I had learned it from some people in England in 1978, and thought it was traditional. When I did the re-release, I did some research and found out that it had been previously recorded in the 1960s I believe, and the author cited was Holland/Parker, published by EDFSS Publications.

Paddy Tutty
Saskatoon, SK Canada
http://www.prairiedruid.net