Fascinating the number of people who have opinions on the "correct" way to pronounce it. I can't help feeling that my recollection of how an old guy down a lane in Essex, living in a shack and putting condensed milk in his tea actually DID pronounce it: well, it means more to me than any theories.His name was David Francis. he had a fund of songs, he was getting on and he couldnt remember all of them very well. vaughan Williams (bless his soul) loved very deeply what he got from people like that. So do I.