Lovely Joan is a traditional English folk song/ballad (Roud #592), and the tune to which it is sung.
[citation needed] The words to "Lovely Joan", as printed in The Penguin Book of English Folk Songs,[1] are as follows: Sung by C. Jay, Acle, Norfolk (R.V.W.
[2] This traditional English folk song/ballad was integrally covered by Bristol-based teenage folk quartet Folkal Point and released on their self-titled studio album in 1972 through Midas Recordings.
[3] Lovely Joan was performed by Miranda Sex Garden on their 1992 release Iris, marking their transition from a madrigal group to an ethereal wave sound.
The composers were Thomas Hyde, David Matthews, Adrian Williams, Michael Berkeley, Christopher Gunning, Huw Watkins, Sally Beamish, and Matthew Taylor.