The song is found printed in a book, The American Songster, printed in the USA by W.A. Leary in 1845, and spread from Scotland to America from the Temperance movement.
Sangen er trykt i bogen "The American Songster", udgivet i USA af W.A. Leary i 1845, og spredte sig fra Skotland til Amerika via afholdsbevægelsen.