From the sleeve notes:

Beaminster lad, Bob Gale, wrote this Dorset National Anthem' about seven years ago and first sang it at our club in Yeovil. Many singers have popularised it and the last verse was added, we believe, by the Blackpool Taverners,

We First recorded this song for the BBC Radio Enterprises LP "Folk on Friday" and are very grateful to Radio Enterprises anti Producer Frances Line for allowing us to use it here.