I am almost certain it's a Woody Guthry song-- as is "the wheel of the bus go round and round" (that is definately a Woody Guthry song!)

some of Woody's songs entered the mainstream so quickly-- it was as if they were always there..

Like Tommy Makem's "Four green fields"-- original written as a commercial "background song" for Aer Lingus-- which many now swear is as old as the hills being sung about... and a "traditional song"

meanwhile other traditional songs-- Wabash Cannonball, ie, which is a traditional song, author unknown, have one "version" copyrighted, by one person-- who then try to demand royalties!

Arlo said one of the joys of his childhood, was going to school and having teachers "teach" him songs his daddy wrote!


my other obsession