The tune used as the basis for the instrumental at the end comes from a banjo piece by Eddie West, and was also used by Martin Carthy in his version of the song Famous flower of serving men.

Fairport recorded this song several times both with and without Sandy Denny: The first (and most famous) version with Sandy appeared on Liege And Lief where the line-up is Denny / Hutchings / Mattacks / Nicol / Swarbrick / Thompson. This version also appears on The History Of Fairport Convention. The second version with Sandy is on Fairport's Live album, recorded in 1974, with Denny / Donahue / Lucas / Mattacks / Pegg / Swarbrick.

The first version without Sandy appears on Live at the L.A. Troubadour, recorded in 1970 with Mattacks / Nicol / Pegg / Swarbrick / Thompson, and the second version appears on the 1979 live album Farewell, Farewell. The third version without Sandy appears on the 1987 live album In Real Time, as part of the ``big three medley''; this version also appears in the video It All Comes 'Round Again.

This Fairport perennial is treated to yet another arrangement in the 1990 video Live Legends, and in the 25th Anniversary Concert CD (1992).