Lady Margaret and Young Whatshisname

I didn't write this. I discovered it yesterday while trawling through mp3s to make a playlist of ballads to make me happy while writing. The lyrics are by Holly Tannen, who is singing the version I have transcribed here. She's a California folk singer who also sings straight ballads and a variety of other stuff-- I've heard her and heard of her over the years, but this one really caught my ear; I think you'll see why when you take a look at the lyrics.

The tune is one of the more common "Tam Lin" tunes; those of you who are folk music fans probably know it as the tune Martin Carthy sings. Anyway, I will very likely sing this. I really like it. Apologies for my need to mock what I love most. :)

( Lady Margaret and Young Whatshisname )

As for what else I discovered yesterday, let's just say you never want to hear Doris Day sing "Barbara Allen." Really, you don't. But the Queensryche version of "Scarborough Fair" is not bad at all.