 The song has been covered and <unk> by a variety of artists including Pete Seeger and Hans <unk> . Seeger recorded and released both live and studio versions of the song on several of his albums . In Australia , the song was reworked as " Canberra Blues " by The <unk> <unk> , an R & B band . The lyrics speak of the problems faced by young Australians in the Australian Capital Territory in the 1960s . <unk> adapted the song to his style of European blues for the album Journey On in 1997 . 
