We're temporarily visiying in the great state of Texas for a street festival, (Galveston's "Dickens on the Strand") but tuned in anyway... "Poor Old Bunts, The Nautical Dog" is both explained and sung by the Author, Tom Lewis, in person, ie, it's a song, and, if I remember correctly, (I occasionally do mannage to remember something right!) on his CD entitled "Surfacing." Tom, in addition to being an excellent balladeer, (often acapella), and a world class one-of-a-kind character, is a retired Royal Navy submariner. He also has a web page, but I don't have the URL here in Texas, it's back home in MO; it is from a Canadian provider; Tom resides there now.

Cheers, BK