The ballad was written only once, in 1783 (or shortly before), from Anna Brown, by her nephew, Robert Eden Scott, and in the same year was sent by her father, prof. Thomas Gordon, to William Tytler with other 14 recorded songs (so-called Tytler-Brown MS).
The ballad was created only once, in 1783 (or shortly before), by Anna Brown's nephew, Robert Eden Scott, and simultaneously, her father, prof. Thomas Gordon, sent it to William Tytler along with 14 other musical compositions.