706. Rocking the Cradle (Traditional Australian)

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songs this one was originally from Ireland, where it is also known as "Baby Lie Easy". AL Lloyd sang it on his album "First Person", accompanied by Alf Edwards on concertina and Dave Swarbrick on fiddle. It has also been recorded by Isla Cameron and by Trevor Lucas as "A Wee One" on his album "Overlander". Buffy-Sainte Marie does an interesting version called "Old Man's Lament" on her album "It's My Way". Here are AL Lloyd's comments from the sleeve notes of his album: It seems to have ...