Notional folk-songs about changing lightbulbs

The "How many folksingers does it take to change a light bulb?" page lists snippets of notional folk-songs notionally performed by well-known folkies on the subject of light-bulb changing:
Mike Tems:
Broken-hearted I'll wander
Broken-hearted I'll remain
Since my bonny lightbulb man
In the wars he was slain...

Nigel Gatherer:
First when I cam tae the toon
They ca'd me young and bonnie
But noo they've changed the bulb
Ca' me the lightbulb's honey.

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