, ▁but ▁it ▁appears ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 8 ▁edition , ▁co - author ed ▁with ▁his ▁son ▁Alan . ▁The ▁younger ▁L om ax ▁recorded ▁that ▁they ▁learned ▁the ▁song ▁from ▁one ▁Ale c ▁Moore , ▁whom ▁he ▁described ▁as ▁a ▁" ret ired ▁cow p unch er ▁… ▁whose ▁present ▁occupation ▁is ▁r iding ▁her d ▁on ▁an ▁ice - cre am ▁w agon ▁on ▁the ▁streets ▁of ▁Austin , ▁Texas ." ▁ ▁Alan ▁L om ax ▁recorded ▁his ▁own ▁rend ition ▁for ▁his ▁ 1 9 5 8 ▁LP ▁Texas ▁Fol ks ongs ▁( Tr ad ition ▁Records , ▁T LP 1 0 2 9 ). ▁ ▁In ▁September ▁ 1 9 6 0 , ▁ 1 9 - year - old ▁Bob ▁D yl an ▁recorded ▁the ▁song ▁— ▁his ▁second - ear liest ▁known ▁solo ▁recording ▁session . ▁The ▁recording ▁can ▁be ▁found ▁( t itled ▁" R amb ler , ▁G amb ler ") ▁on ▁The ▁Boot leg ▁Series ▁Vol . ▁ 7 : ▁No ▁D irection ▁Home : ▁The ▁Sound track . ▁ ▁Joan ▁B ae z ▁performed ▁the ▁song ▁live ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ; ▁a ▁ 1 9 6 3 ▁recording ▁is ▁included ▁in ▁some ▁ed itions ▁of ▁Joan ▁B ae z ▁in ▁Con cert , ▁Part ▁ 2 ; ▁her ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁album ▁Spe aking ▁of ▁Dream s ▁included ▁a ▁med ley ▁of ▁the ▁song , ▁pa ired ▁with ▁The ▁Del - V