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Recordings & Info 92. Bonny Bee Hom

[There are no traditional US or Canadian versions of this ballad. There are US/Canadian versions of the related and popular ballad, "Lowlands of Holland," my Appendix 92 A. All of the Child Collection Index listings are Lowlands of Holland- only.]

CONTENTS:

1) Alternative Titles
2) Traditional Ballad Index
3) Child Collection Index (Lowlands of Holland- only)
4) Excerpt from The British Traditional Ballad in North America by Tristram Coffin 1950, from the section A Critical Biographical Study of the Traditional Ballads of North America
  
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 1) Roud Number 3885: Bonny Bee Hom (5 Listings) 

Alternative Titles

The Enchanted Ring 

Bonny Bee Hom [Child 92]

DESCRIPTION: The lady sits lamenting her absent love. She vows to wait seven years. Meanwhile, her love has received a talisman which will tell him if his love is dead or untrue. (After a year), the talisman turns dark. He sails for home, but his love is already dead
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1800 (GordonBrown/Rieuwerts)
KEYWORDS: death separation magic
FOUND IN: Britain(Scotland)
REFERENCES (4 citations):
Child 92, "Bonny Bee Hom" (2 texts)
Leach, pp. 287-288, "Bonny Bee Hom" (1 text)
GordonBrown/Rieuwerts, pp. 229-230, "Bonny Bee Ho'm" (1 text)
OBB 74, "Bonny Bee Ho'm" (1 text)
Roud #3885
CROSS-REFERENCES:
cf. "The Lowlands of Holland"
NOTES: "Bonny Bee Hom" is often linked with "The Lowlands of Holland" ("The Lily of Arkansas"), a link dating back to Child. The matter has been much studied, without clear conclusion. It might be noted, however, that "Bonny Bee Hom" involves a magic device (the stone that tells the lover whether his sweetheart is true), a theme not found in "The Lowlands of Holland."
The idea of a token which reveals infidelity is widely known. We find a magic ring with this ability, e.g., in the romance of "Floris and Blancheflour" (CHEL1, p. 308). which is the same story as the ballad of "Blancheflour and Jellyflorice" [Child 300]. "The Boy and the Mantle" [Child 29] also features such a thing, although it is used more as an apple of discord than as a lovers' device. In the Mabinogion, Math son of Mathonwy uses his wand to determine whether his niece is a virgin (Mabinogion/Gantz, p. 106). Examples could easily be multiplied.
Emeralds in particular were said to ensure fidelity (Pickering, p. 97; Joes-Larousse, p. 163) -- and to lose their color if a lover was unfaithful. (Note that George MacDonald was still using this idea in the nineteenth century in The Princess and Curdie).
This idea was so widespread that it was actually used by monarchs -- around 1525, the English sent an emerald ring from the young Mary Tudor, heir to the English throne, to the Emperor Charles V, who was officially engaged to her but still shopping for other brides (Prescott, p. 32). It didn't work -- Charles married a Portugese princess, although Mary Tudor would in time marry a younger Habsburg (who quickly ignored her).
It probably goes without saying that emeralds don't lose their color that easily. Chances are that someone found a green gem of some other sort (green quartz, perhaps? I haven't found a clear suggestion on that). It was mistaken for an emerald, then denatured perhaps in sunlight -- and so gave rise to the legend. - RBW
Bibliography

• CHEL1: Sir A. W. Ward and A. R. Waller, Editors, The Cambridge History of English Literature, Volume I: From the Beginnings to the Cycles of Romance, 1907 (I use the 1967 Cambridge edition)
• Jones-Larousse: Alison Jones, Larousse Dictionary of World Folklore, Larousse, 1995 (I use the 1996 paperback edition)
• Mabinogion/Gantz: The Mabionogion, translated [from Welsh] by Jeffrey Gantz, Penguin, 1976
• Pickering: David Pickering, The Cassell Dictionary of Folklore, Cassell, 1999
• Prescott: H. F. M. Prescott, Mary Tudor: The Spanish Tudor, revised edition, 1952 (I use the 2003 Phoenix paperback)

Child Collection Index--Child Ballad 092: Bonny Bee Hom

Child --Artist --Title --Album --Year --Length --Have 092 Aideen O'Donnell The Lowlands of Holland Child and the Autumn Leaf 2005 4:08 Yes
092 Anam Lowlands of Holland Saoirse 1995 3:41 Yes
092 Anita Best & Pamela Morgan The Lowlands of Holland The Colour of Amber 1991 3:50 Yes
092 Anne Byrne, Mick Crotty & Paddy Roche Lowlands of Holland I Chose the Green 1968 2:15 Yes
092 Anthea Lawrence The Lowlands of Holland Fiddlehead 1999 3:43 Yes
092 Antoinette McKenna The Low Low Lands of Holland Holding Up Half the Sky - Voices of Celtic Women, Vol.2 1999 4:22 Yes
092 Arcanadh Lowlands of Holland Soundings 2004  No
092 Barbara Dickson The Lowlands of Holland In Concert [Barbara Dickson] 2009  No
092 Barbara Dickson The Lowlands of Holland Time & Tide 2008  No
092 Beggars' Circus The Lowlands of Holland Peddling Bedlam 2002 4:57 Yes
092 Bell Duncan The Lowlands of Holland (1) The James Madison Carpenter Collection 1927-1955  No
092 Bell Duncan The Lowlands of Holland (2) The James Madison Carpenter Collection 1927-1955  No
092 Bella Higgins The Lowlands of Holland Hamish Henderson Collects - Songs, Ballads and a Story from the School of Scottish Studies Archives 2005 5:06 Yes
092 Beltaine Lowlands of Holland Brilliant Fire 2003  No
092 Bill & Gene Bonyun The Cold Coast of Greenland Songs of Yankee Whaling 1960  No
092 Blackthorn The Lowlands of Holland The Dark Island 1992  No
092 Brian Peters The Lowlands of Holland The Seeds of Time 1992 4:31 Yes
092 Calliope House The Lowlands of Holland Within the Fire 2007 3:37 Yes
092 Cathy Barton & Dave Para The Lily of Arkansas On a Day Like Today 1987 3:54 Yes
092 Celtic Brew Lowlands of Holland Not Too Bad 2001  No
092 Christa Burch The Lowlands of Holland Love of the Land 2009  No
092 Cindy Kallet, Ellen Epstein & Michael Cicone Lowlands of Holland Angels in Daring 1990 3:53 Yes
092 Claire Hamilton The Lowlands of Holland Mysteria Celtica 2005 1:58 Yes
092 Coleman McDonagh Lowlands of Holland Terry Yarnell Collection 1970-1973 3:06 Yes
092 Cordelia's Dad Lowlands of Holland Cordelia's Dad 1990 3:48 Yes
092 Crooked Oak The Lowlands of Holland The Foot O’ Wor Stairs 1979  No
092 Cynthia Gooding Lowlands of Holland The Folk Scene 1962 2:01 Yes
092 Cynthia Gooding The Lowlands of Holland Queen of Hearts - Early English Folk Songs 1953 2:06 Yes
092 Cynthia Gooding The Lowlands of Holland A Folk Music Sampler - Outstanding Folk & Ethnic Recordings 1954  No
092 Dave Burland The Lowlands of Holland Benchmark 1996 3:59 Yes
092 Dave Williams Lowlands of Holland First Tracks 1972  No
092 Dave Williams The Lowlands of Holland You're on Nipper! 2002  No
092 David Hammond The Lowlands of Holland Ulster's Flowery Vale - Traditional Songs and Music of the North of Ireland 1968 4:02 Yes
092 Deirdre Starr The Lowlands of Holland The Long Finger 2005  No
092 Delia Murphy Lowlands of Holland The Legendary Queen of Irish Folk Singers 2001 3:02 Yes
092 Diane Taraz The Low Lands of Holland A Silver Dagger - Exploring Women's History Through Folk Songs 2008  No
092 Dick Cameron The Lowlands of Holland Irish Folk Songs and Ballads 1961 5:05 Yes
092 Dick Flynn The Lowlands of Holland Songs of the People, Vol. 1 2008  No
092 Dick Miles Lowlands of Holland <website> 2007- 3:44 Yes
092 Dolores Keane The Low Low Lands of Holland A Woman's Love 1992  No
092 Dolores Keane & John Faulkner The Low Low Lands of Holland Broken Hearted I'll Wander 1979 4:24 Yes
092 Donal Lunny The Lowlands of Holland Coolfin 1998 4:13 Yes
092 Donal Lunny & Eddi Reader Lowlands of Holland Mondo Celtic 2001 4:12 Yes
092 Dún an Doras The Lowlands of Holland Rua 2005 3:21 Yes
092 Duncan Burke + Brigid Tunney The Lowlands of Holland The Baffled Knight - The Classic Ballads 2 1976  No
092 Eimear Quinn The Lowlands of Holland Winter, Fire and Snow 1996 3:42 Yes
092 Emily Smith The Lowlands of Holland A Different Life 2005 4:20 Yes
092 Emily Smith The Lowlands of Holland Premiere in Bremen - Live at Sendesaal Radio Bremen, 17. August 2005 2005 4:10 Yes
092 Ewan MacColl Lowlands of Holland [English] The Long Harvest, Vol. 10 - Some Traditional Ballads in Their English, Scots and North American Variants 1968 4:34 Yes
092 Ewan MacColl The Cold Coast of Greenland Thar She Blows!- Whaling Ballads and Songs 1957  No
092 Ewan MacColl The Lowlands of Holland [Scots] The Long Harvest, Vol. 10 - Some Traditional Ballads in Their English, Scots and North American Variants 1968 3:30 Yes
092 Fianna The Lowlands of Holland The Mad Skeleton 2000 3:57 Yes
092 Fotheringay Lowlands of Holland Poems from Alexandria 1970 2:32 Yes
092 Fotheringay Lowlands of Holland Farewell Fotheringay 1970 2:29 Yes
092 Fotheringay The Lowlands of Holland Wild Mountain Thyme - BBC Sessions & Live 1970 3:23 Yes
092 Fotheringay The Lowlands of Holland Sandy at the BBC 1973 3:00 Yes
092 Galliard The Lowlands of Holland Strange News 1994 2:54 Yes
092 Galliards [Robin Hall & Jimmie MacGregor] Lowlands of Holland Galliards [The Next Tonight Will Be with …] 1963  No
092 George Vinton Graham Lowlands of Holland California Gold - Northern California Folk Music from the Thirties Collected By Sidney Robertson Cowell 193? 2:50 Yes
092 George Withers Low Lowlands of Holland Where the Parrett Winds Peaceful 1997  No
092 Geraldine MacGowan The Lowlands of Holland Reconciliation 1994 5:03 Yes
092 Good Company Lowlands of Holland Cup of Tea 2001 4:09 Yes
092 Gordon Tyrrall The Lowlands of Holland Farewell to Foggy Hills 1978 3:49 Yes
092 Green Man Lowlands What Ails Thee? 2002 4:45 Yes
092 Greg Joy Lowlands of Holland Celtic Secrets II 1996 3:55 Yes
092 Heather Heywood The Lowlands of Holland Lassies Fair and Laddies Braw - Scots Songs & Ballads 2000 4:04 Yes
092 Hedgehog Pie Lowlands of Holland Just Act Normal 1978 4:57 Yes
092 Hedgehog Pie The Lowlands of Holland Live! 2003 4:48 Yes
092 Heidi Muller Lowlands of Holland Giving Back 1995 4:57 Yes
092 Homeland The Lowlands of Holland We Never Got This Far Alone 2005 4:08 Yes
092 Ian Manuel Lowlands of Holland The Frosty Ploughshare - Bothy Songs and Ballads 1972 3:00 Yes
092 Jamie O'Reilly & the Rogues Lowlands of Holland Jamie O'Reilly & the Rogues: A Collection of Rogues' Recordings 2005
 No
092 Jean Redpath The Lowlands of Holland Music and Songs of the Scottish Fiddle 1997 3:48 Yes
092 Jean Rodden Lowlands of Holland Trespass 1999  No
092 Jean Rodden Lowlands of Holland Oasis Acoustic - Celtic, Vol. I  4:51 Yes
092 Jim & Holly Lawrence The Lowlands of Holland Caledonian Shadows 2011  No
092 Jim Moray The Lowlands of Holland In Modern History 2010 3:40 Yes
092 Jody Stecher Lowlands of Holland Oh the Wind and Rain - Eleven Ballads 1999 6:00 Yes
092 John Molineux & Annie Power Lowlands of Holland Douce Amère - Bitter Sweet 1978 4:38 Yes
092 Johnny Collins & Company Lowlands of Holland Johnny's Private Army 1975 3:07 Yes
092 Julie Murphy The Lowlands of Holland English Songs of Love 1997 3:58 Yes
092 June Tabor The Lowlands of Holland Seeds of Peace - Passendale Suite II 2005  No
092 Keith Kendrick Lowlands of Holland Songs from the Derbyshire Coast 2006  No
092 Kelaine Lowlands of Holland <website> 2007 4:04 Yes
092 Kennedy's Gathering Storms The Lowlands of Holland The Irish Folk Festival 2000 - The Lighthouse of Tradition 2000 4:09 Yes
092 Kerstin Blodig & Ian Melrose The Lowlands of Holland Kelpie Live! 2010 3:34 Yes
092 Killiecrankie The Lowlands of Holland The Haggis Egg 1994 3:33 Yes
092 Linda Rice-Johnston The Lowlands of Holland A Bird in the Wood 2005 3:28 Yes
092 Lori Holland The Lowlands of Holland Irish Folk Songs for Women 1960 3:00 Yes
092 Louise Jordan Lowlands of Holland Tempvs 2011  No
092 Maggie Boyle Lowlands of Holland Reaching Out 1987 5:02 Yes
092 Maggie Reilly The Lowlands of Holland Rowan 2007 1:52 Yes
092 Maggie Seligman Lowlands of Holland Rubato 2009  No
092 Mark Bridgham The Lowlands of Holland Songs of the Sea - The National Maritime Museum Festival of the Sea, San Francisco 1979 1980 3:28 Yes
092 Martin Carthy & Dave Swarbrick Lowlands of Holland Second Album 1966 2:58 Yes
092 Martin Carthy & Dave Swarbrick Lowlands of Holland Round Up 1970  No
092 Martin Carthy & Dave Swarbrick Lowlands of Holland A Collection 1999 2:58 Yes
092 Martin Simpson Lowlands of Holland Ramble to Cashel - Celtic Fingerstyle Guitar, Vol. I 1998 2:55 Yes
092 Martin Carthy & Dave Swarbrick Lowlands of Holland Shades of Folk 1970  No
092 Mary Humphreys & Anahata Lowlands of Germany Through the Groves 2002 3:37 Yes
092 Mary Humphreys & Anahata Lowlands of Germany Fenlandia 2006  No
092 Michael Raven & Joan Mills Lowlands of Holland Songs and Dances of Herefordshire 1996  No
092 Misalliance Lowlands of Holland Misalliance 1992  No
092 Mrs. Carrie Grover The Lowlands of Holland Folk Music of the United States - Anglo-American Songs and Ballads (4) 1959 2:07 Yes
092 Myriad The Lowlands of Holland + The Chase In the Night 2004 3:39 Yes
092 Nancy Kerr & James Fagan The Lowlands of Holland Steely Water 1999 3:36 Yes
092 Natalie Merchant & the Chieftains Lowlands of Holland Retrospective 1995 - 2005 2005 3:51 Yes
092 Old Blind Dogs The Lowlands of Holland Five 1997 5:18 Yes
092 Opo The Lowlands of Holland Fallen Asleep Just Like Papa 1975 4:30 Yes
092 Paddie Bell The Lowlands of Holland Paddie - Herself + I Know Where I'm Going 2001  No
092 Paddy Tunney The Lowlands of Holland The Irish Edge 1966  No
092 Paddy Tunney Lowlands of Holland The Folk Songs of Britain, Vol 6: Sailormen and Servingmaids 1961 2:19 Yes
092 Paddy Tunney The Lowlands of Holland The Lark in the Morning 1996 3:19 Yes
092 Paddy Tunney The Lowlands of Holland The Voice of the People, Vol. 2: My Ship Shall Sail the Ocean - Songs of Tempest and Sea Battles, Sailor Lads and Fishermen 1998 3:37 Yes
092 Paddy Tunney Lowlands of Holland Terry Yarnell Collection 1970-1973 4:01 Yes
092 Patricia Murray Lowlands of Holland Primrose 2001 3:34 Yes
092 Patti Reid Lowlands of Holland Patti Reid 1987 4:36 Yes
092 Peg Clancy Power Lowlands of Holland Irish Songs and Ballads [Down by the Glenside] 1963  No
092 Peggy Seeger The Lowlands of Holland The Best of Peggy Seeger 1962 2:40 Yes
092 Peggy Seeger The Lowlands of Holland Blood and Roses - Vol. 4 1986 2:29 Yes
092 Peggy Seeger The Lowlands of Holland [American] The Long Harvest, Vol. 10 - Some Traditional Ballads in Their English, Scots and North American Variants 1968 2:31 Yes
092 Peggy Seeger Lowlands of Holland Three Score and Ten - 70th Birthday Celebration at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, London 2007 5:27 Yes
092 Phil Edwards The Lowlands of Holland 52 Folk Songs - Yellow 2012 3:25 Yes
092 Rebecca Fox Lowlands of Holland The Kitchen Sessions 2005 3:45 Yes
092 Richard Grainger Lowlands of Holland The Whitby Whaler - the Sea Songs, Vol. 1 1996 2:39 Yes
092 Richard Grainger Lowlands of Holland Darklands - Time Files, Vol. 1 1989  No
092 Rita Eriksen & Dolores Keane The Low, Low Lands of Holland Tideland 2001 3:43 Yes
092 Rob MacKillop The Lowlands of Holland The Healing 2002 4:22 Yes
092 Robin Hall & Jimmie MacGregor Lowlands of Holland The Next Tonight Will Be with Robin Hall and Jimmie MacGregor [England's Great Folk Group] 1963  No
092 Robin Roberts The Lowlands of Holland The Best of Robin Roberts 195? 4:17 Yes
092 Ronnie Drew The Lowlands of Holland The Best of Ronnie Drew 2007 2:14 Yes
092 Rory & Alex McEwan & Isla Cameron The Lowlands of Holland Folksong Jubilee 1958  No
092 Rory & Alex McEwen The Lowlands of Holland Scottish Songs and Ballads 1957 1:29 Yes
092 Rosaleen Gregory The Lowlands of Holland Sheath and Knife [Rosaleen Gregory] 2012  No
092 Sally Doherty & The Sumacs The Low Lowlands of Holland Black Is the Colour 2002 6:04 Yes
092 Sally Doherty & The Sumacs The Low Lowlands of Holland The Edge of Spring - A Collection of Songs 1995-2005 2006 5:59 Yes
092 Sandy Denny The Lowlands of Holland A Boxful of Treasures 2004 3:23 Yes
092 Sandy Denny The Lowlands of Holland The BBC Sessions 1971-73 1997 3:16 Yes
092 Sandy Denny The Lowlands of Holland Live at the BBC 2007 3:17 Yes
092 Sandy Denny The Lowlands of Holland The North Star Grassman and the Ravens 1971 3:17 Yes
092 Sarah Hook Lowlands of Holland Tenpenny 2010  No
092 Sarah Mallinson & Debbie Warren Lowlands of Holland Lowlands 1998 3:37 Yes
092 Shannon Lowlands of Holland Sláinte! [Shannon] 2006 4:04 Yes
092 Shelley Phillips & Friends Lowlands of Holland The Butterfly 2003 2:58 Yes
092 Simon ? The Lowlands of Holland Carole Pegg Collection 1980  No
092 Solid Ground Lowlands of Holland Dancing with the Daffodils 2006 3:29 Yes
092 Steeleye Span Lowlands of Holland The Journey 1999 4:56 Yes
092 Steeleye Span Lowlands of Holland Hark! The Village Wait 1970 5:57 Yes
092 Steeleye Span Lowlands of Holland A Stack of Steeleye Span - Their Finest Folk Recordings 1970-1971 1996 5:57 Yes
092 Steeleye Span Lowlands of Holland The Hills of Greenmore - An Anthology 1998 5:57 Yes
092 Steeleye Span Lowlands of Holland Marrowbones 2002 5:59 Yes
092 Steeleye Span Lowlands of Holland Almanack 1973 6:03 Yes
092 Steeleye Span Lowlands of Holland The Fairport Companion - Loose Chippings from the Fairport Convention Family Tree 2006 6:01 Yes
092 Steeleye Span Lowlands of Holland First Steps 2001 6:03 Yes
092 Steeleye Span Lowlands of Holland The Legend of Sweeney's Men - Anthology 2004 6:01 Yes
092 Steeleye Span Lowlands of Holland The Lark in the Morning: The Early Years 2003  No
092 Steeleye Span Lowlands of Holland 25 Live - The Classic Twenty Fifth Anniversary Tour Concert 1995  No
092 Steeleye Span Lowlands of Holland Volume One [Steeleye Span] 1978  No
092 Susan McKeown The Lowlands of Holland Lowlands 2000 5:27 Yes
092 Swan Arcade Lowlands of Holland Matchless 1976 5:43 Yes
092 Tan Yows The Lowlands of Holland Undipped 2012  No
092 The Askew Sisters & Craig, Morgan, Robson The Lowlands of Holland The Axford Five - Songs Collected from Five Hampshire Women 2009 3:08 Yes
092 The Broadsiders Lowlands of Holland The Broadsiders 1970 2:52 Yes
092 The Celtic Ensemble The Lowlands of Holland Live @ Twiggs 2007  No
092 The Chieftains & Natalie Merchant The Lowlands of Holland Tears of Stone 1999 3:48 Yes
092 The Clancy Brothers & Tommy Makem The Lowlands of Holland Irish Folk Songs and Airs 1994 2:19 Yes
092 The Corries Lowlands O'Holland Live from Scotland Vol.3 & 4 2000 4:47 Yes
092 The Corries The Lowlands of Holland In Concert + Scottish Love Songs 1995 4:23 Yes
092 The Corries The Lowlands of Holland Spotlight on the Corries 1977 4:13 Yes
092 The Dubliners Lowlands in Holland Festival of Irish Music, Vol. 3 1995 2:16 Yes
092 The Dubliners Lowlands of Holland At Home with The Dubliners 1969 2:16 Yes
092 The Dubliners Lowlands of Holland The Best of the Original Dubliners 2003 2:15 Yes
092 The Dubliners The Lowlands of Holland The Dubliners 2009 2:15 Yes
092 The Duncan McFarlane Band The Lowlands of Holland All Rogues & Villains 2007  No
092 The Fraser Sisters The Lowlands of Holland The Fraser Sisters 1998 3:49 Yes
092 The Iron Horse Lowlands of Holland Five Hands High 1994 4:56 Yes
092 The Iron Horse Lowlands of Holland The Collection [Iron Horse] 2009  No
092 The Levellers Lowlands of Holland See Nothing, Hear Nothing, Do Something 1993 5:03 Yes
092 The Levellers Lowlands of Holland The Julie EP 1994 4:27 Yes
092 The McPeakes Lowlands of Holland The Delightful McPeakes 1967 2:20 Yes
092 The O'Halloran Brothers The Lowlands of Holland The Men of the Island 1976  No
092 The Ormonde Folk Lowlands of Holland Truly Irish 1971 2:31 Yes
092 The Pine Beetles Lowlands of Holland Celtic Heartland 2008  No
092 The Windlasses Lowlands of Holland Kindred Spirits 1999 4:38 Yes
092 Tim Lyons Lowlands of Holland Easter Snow - Traditional Irish Songs 1978  No
092 Tina Lawton The Lowlands of Holland Tina Lawton 1965 3:24 Yes
092 Tina Lawton The Lowlands of Holland Folk 60's 1988 3:27 Yes
092 Tom & Barbara Brown Lowlands of Holland Tide of Change 2006  No
092 Tom Adams Lowlands of Holland Adams County Banjo 2001 2:44 Yes
092 Tommy Makem The Lowlands of Holland Songs of Tommy Makem 1997 2:19 Yes
092 Tullamore Lowlands of Holland Timber and Stream 2000  No
092 Tuppence Lowlands of Holland Small Change - Music of the Old World and the New 2001  No
092 Unidentified Singer Lowlands of Holland Bob & Jacqueline Patten Collection 1970-1999  No
092 United Bible Studies The Lowlands of Holland The Jonah 2009 4:38 Yes
092 Waterson:Carthy Lowlands of Holland Common Tongue 1996 4:46 Yes
092 Waterson:Carthy The Lowlands of Holland Bert Lloyd Tribute Concert 15th Nov. 2008 2008 5:37 Yes
092 Whisky Trail I Paesi Bassi d'Olanda Irish Songs 1975  No
092 Whisky Trail The Lowlands of Holland Irish Songs and Dances 1997  No
092 Whisky Trail The Lowlands of Holland The Great Raid 2002 5:20 Yes
092 Will O' the Wisp Lowlands of Holland Cionn Caslach 2004 4:04 Yes
 

Excerpt from The British Traditional Ballad in North America

by Tristram Coffin 1950, from the section A Critical Biographical Study of the Traditional Ballads of North America

92. BONNY BEE HOM

SharpK, Eng F-S So Aplchns, I, 200 refers his readers to this ballad in connection with his version of The Lowlands of Holland. See also Combs,  F-S Etats-Unis, 173 and Gray, Sgs Blds Me Lks, 88. Also, check Child, II,  317 (headnote) where similarities of certain stanzas in the two songs is noted.