Cecil Sharp collected an eight stanza version of the carol from a Mr. Seth Vandrell and Mr. Samuel Bradley of Donninglon Wood in Shropshire .
Cecil Sharp notes that a longer version existed in a locally printed carol book .
Cecil Sharp collected an eight stanza version of the carol from a Mr. Seth Vandrell and Mr. Samuel Bradley of Donninglon Wood in Shropshire , although Sharp notes that a longer version existed in a locally printed carol book .