Source: Suzannne Mrozak who uses tune Karpeles collected from William Long, Clarenville, Newfoundland 1929. She used words from various Newfoundland singers.Maude Karpeles, &&Folk Songs from Newfoundland, Archon Books, 1970Bertram Bronson, &&The Traditional Tunes of the Child Ballads, Princeton University Press, 1959
Notes: Tune from Bronson: Mrs. Anna Ward From Stock Cove, Buena Vista Bay, Newfoundland ,1929
Words from Sara Grey and "Songs from Canadian Outposts", Peacock