Does anyone have know the tune to this song?
I heard it years ago, and only just managed to identify it. The details below are from a thread that touched on it....

Sands of the shore:
Not trad, as often noted, these are the publication details from The British Library.

Title: On the sands of the shore..
Words by Harry Staunton. Music by Henry E. Pether
Composer: Pether. Henry E.
Publication details: London. Francis, Day & Hunter. c1911
Notes: Song, Two versions, in D and F