Bob Mac told me who wrote the words and I promptly forgot. Someone in PA, USA. I'll call him again and write it down, this time!

(Bob also wrote a hornpipe for my sweetie last summer. It's Bob's way to not tell the honoree until the tune is published in the next book. Trouble is, my sweetie died before Bob could tell him. Bob broke with tradition to give it to me, so now I have it to cherish. Look for "Byron Smith's hornpipe" in Bob's next book!)

Alison