There's a lot to be said about the oral tradition of handing down songs and lyrics from one generation to the next by learning them at grandma's knee... but boy, is the Internet a whole lot faster!

Many thanks for the generosity in such complete responses! Is "Bovril" a cure for hangovers or something? I'm lost on that line!

Will check into getting a copy of Frank Harte's songbook - we needed another bookcase anyway for our overload of music books.