Michael Kilggarrif's monumental index (always the first place toloook for anything you think may have a music hall origin) gives Wynn Stanley and Andre Allen as the authors; published by Lawrence Wright 1919; original singer George Bass. Florrie Forde recorded the song in May 1919. If you can't locate a copy try the British Library who will usually provide a photocopy of out-of-copyright items (for money,of course) if you give them all the details.