Further to Blacksmith: Folk singer as I recollect was Canadian. Met at a festival some 15 to 20 years ago. He hastily wrote the lyrics down for me and I did the song for a number of years from memory. He however was not the composer of the song. However I have forgotten the melody over the years from no longer doing the song. now only remember the melody of the chorus. would like to add the song to my repitore once again but cannot recall the melody. Singer possibly might have been from the Cape Breton area of Nova Scotia, Canada. Good deal of scottish and irish music played in that area. James H. Silver, N. S. Canada