Complex sentence: The song has been recorded as "Long Lankin" on "But Two Came By" (1968) by Martin Carthy; before that it was performed as "Bo Lamkin" by Appalachian folk musician Frank Proffitt.
Split into simpler sentences: The song has been recorded as "Long Lankin" on "But Two Came By" (1968) by Martin Carthy. Before that release, it was performed as "Bo Lamkin" by Appalachian folk musician Frank Proffitt.