Elizabeth Ann Scarborough's Silkie song

[Godel]

I liked the song, wanted to share it, and did not have the rights.
So I wrote her an email, and she top replied:

Yes, and it is my song actually. My one and only "greatest hit." Feel
free but keep the attribution please since it's my only musical
accomplishment, I cherish it.
Ann
On Jan 23, 2012, at 10:31 AM, Sean Cleary wrote:

We had a filk house party.
Someone sang your filk on the tune You Picked A Fine Time To Leave
Me
Well it had your name on it, and I hope that the attribution is
correct.
Nice pun.
He also hand copied out the song.
Could I post this to Rec.Music.Filk?
https://groups.google.com/group/rec.music.filk/
Sean

So here are the lyrics, according to a hand written note given to me
at the last filk:

You Picked a fine time...
by Elizabeth Ann Scarborough
A writer with a web page:
http://www.eascarborough.com/

You say you're a Silkie
'Least that's what you told me
Thought I could've sworn you were man
A right comely boy, oh, you gave me much joy oh
but I never could understand
How I'd have cause to regret once you got your feet wet
For a Silkie, as I've come to know,
On hitting the water, can swim like an otter,
and balance a ball on his nose!

Chorus:
You picked a fine time to leave me, you seal!
The babe that I bore you just makes my head reel --
He only likes kippers, has four lovely filppers,
Tries to dive down the well for each meal,
You picked a find time to leave me, you seal.

Though we parted friendly, I think you should send me
Some child support, that is my wish
Since we moved to Ohio, its hard, oh you'll never know
Just keeping the poor kid in fish!
If I re-marry, it'll be to some fairy
of Silkie descent or at least
some most understanding and most undemanding
man in the employ of Green-Peace.

* * * = end

I hope I got that copied correctly.
Sean

[Lee Gold]

According to
http://www.mudcat.org/detail_pf.cfm?messages__Message_ID=1531544
it appeared in "The Folk Process," SING OUT, Vol 41 No 2, Aug/Sept/Oct 1996
and yes indeed credited to Scarborough

[Sean Cleary]

I was told that some of the words were changed, so here is the one
from mudcat:

Silkie

Lyrics: Elizabeth Scarborough
(With adaptations by Muriel Doris)
SUNG TO THE TUNE OF:
"Lucille"
© Harold Bynum and Roger Bowling


CHORUS: (if you put this first it will give away the pun too fast -
Sean)
You picked a fine time to leave me, you seal.
The babe that I bore you just makes my head reel.
He'll only eat kippers, has four lovely flippers,
Loves to dive down the well for his meal.
You picked a fine time to leave me, you seal.


Oh, you were a silkie, or that's what you told me,
Though I'd have sworn you were a man.
A right comely boy, oh, you gave me much joy, oh,
But I never did understand.
I'd have cause to regret once you got your feet wet,
For a silkie, as I've come to know,
On hitting the water can swim like an otter
And balance a ball on his nose

CHORUS

Though we parted friendly, I think you should send me

Some child support, that is my wish.
Since I moved to Ohio, It's so hard, you don't know,
Just to keep that poor kid in fish.
And if I should remarry, it must be to some faery
Of silkie descent, or at least
To some understanding and most undemanding
Boy in the employ of Greenpeace.

CHORUS