Toots .....if you were a member we could continue this via personal message .. but sadly you have not seen fit to join......

I agree that in the case of this song, there is a definitive version and that it should have its place in the DT (which it will when Dick and Susan have time) but as is the way of the oral tradition, other versions have appeared over the years.
There has been much discussion on Mudcat about this song so I fail to see how you can maintain that a regional tradition will be lost ..... I believe that, by facilitating such discussion, Mudcat and the Digital Tradition are allowing your regional tradition to be understood and appreciated.