Rufus - Your Baby has gone down the plug hole

[Gitars5]

its named " mother's lament" not "your baby has gone down the plug hole" !!! :@

[Welivewiththefuture]

it is by Cream

[allenjmsmith]

@Welivewiththefuture

It is not BY cream. They covered it. It goes at least back to the early 20th century.

[Welivewiththefuture]

@allenjmsmith You, my good sir, have replied to a 3-year old comment. Thank you for bringing back the nostalgia factor.

[allenjmsmith]

@Welivewiththefuture I sing songs that are 400 years old. Three years ago is practically now.

[Croneda]

Is this a folk song? My mother is trying to figure out the origins of it...

[RobertHultman]

I always thought it was a traditional song of unknown origin, but on a recording I have with Swedish lyrics the music is credited to a "J Spade". I don't know who he is (or likely - was).

[Zoot101]

Ian Whitcomb recorded this and said that it was by Professor Seegfree (That's how it sounds but I'm sure it's not spelt like that) Gilmblatten.

[ArisztidZ]

I heard that it is a Cockney ditty of unknown origin. I would think that it is very old and nobody is ever going to know.