This was a popular folk song performed in coffee houses during the 1960s, but its roots can be found in the African-American folk tradition of children’s games and songs. Storey learned it during her music classes with Nancy Chusid in Woodstock. She came home singing it and we all sang along. Our friend Dan Zanes learned it from legendary New York folk musician Dave Van Ronk. He was taking guitar lessons from him years ago in the West Village of Manhattan. Nancy and Dave had different interpretations of the song, so we brought those two worlds together and made something new.