Cover versions you think were better than the originals

This is a cover of a folk song - who knows what the original is? Anyhow, this is the cover of the song I like most.

I'm old enough to remember the Dubliners recording it, years before Thin Lizzy and Metallica.
I think The Dubliners recorded an up beat version more recently with The Pogues.
 
I'm old enough to remember the Dubliners recording it, years before Thin Lizzy and Metallica.
I think The Dubliners recorded an up beat version more recently with The Pogues.

Prefer Roger Whittaker for this one. Here's the best version, I think:

 
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