Hi Allen,
Thanks for posting. Like Annie, I've had a go. They come quite naturally, though that's not to suggest they're any good. This isn't quite the same version, but as you say, such is the nature of the traditional ballad. There was a time in the 90s when, apart from drinking, all I wanted to do was listen to English, Scots and Irish folk music.
Literally all I wanted to do.
https://youtu.be/bt6ZlpEWUFE