A Welsh Song uses Kookaburra Song TuneDacw ti yn eistedd, y 'deryn du

There are claims that the tune for the Kookaburra Song actually came from an Welsh folk-song "Dacw ti yn eistedd, y 'deryn du". But recent research suggests that there are no known recording of this Welsh tune before 1989. It has been suggested that the kookaburra tune was copied instead.

About the Kookaburra Song - Kookaburra Sits In The Old Gum Tree