This traditional French song is also known as "Le prisonnier de la Hollande", and according to Wikipedia it dates back to the 17th century (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aupr%C3%A8s_de_ma_blonde). I think it might have been composed as a military song; through the centuries a few alternative versions appeared, and now the song is also a popular nursery rhyme.
At the Cambridge Folk Festival I had the chance to discover Olivia Chaney, who writes and sings beautiful songs: I then stumbled upon her version of this song (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lY2izR3fN_U) - mine is slightly different (I played a bit with the words so that they make sense to me and yes, I played with ornamentation as well!), but I have to thank Olivia Chaney for teaching me this tune from a distance, so to speak.
Enjoy and do not fall asleep if you can! ;)
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