This ballad is rather widely known but does not appear in Child's books. It is also known as Daily Growing, Long A-Growing and Bonny Boy is Young (But Growing). It first appeared in print in 1792 as Lady Mary Ann. A two-verse fragment of the song is found in the Scottish manuscript collection of the 1770s of David Herd. This was used by Robert Burns as the basis for his poem "Lady Mary Ann" (published 1792). There are numerous versions of both the tune and lyrics. In one set of lyrics the groom is twelve when he marries and a father at 13. Using early sound-recording equipment, English composer Ralph Vaughan Williams was able to make an actual recording of the song in 1907, sung by David Penfold, the landlord of the Plough Inn at Rusper in Sussex. It was printed in Sharp's One Hundred English Folksongs. It was commercially recorded by Joan Baez, Martin Carthy, Pentangle, Steeleye Span and Donovan. I learned it from the recording by Joan Baez.