Collected in the early part of the 20th century by English folk song collectors in Shropshire and Herefordshire but the text remains broadly similar .
Shropshire and Herefordshire is a number of variations on the tune exist .
Collected in the early part of the 20th century by English folk song collectors in Shropshire and Herefordshire , a number of variations on the tune exist , but the text remains broadly similar .