How well do I remember,
On the fifteenth of September,
We crossed the Little Narrows,
And landed in Boisdale;
We went down to Joe Dowey,
And had a lemon-howdy,
And we all got rowdy-dowdy,
On the road to Margaree.

This verse from "Guest" is one that I have not heard before but it is loaded with local Cape Breton context. Little Narrows is a village and also a ferry passage across the foot of Whycocomagh Bay on The Bras D'or Lakes. Boisdale, also on the Bras D'or would indicate someone heading east in the direction of Sydney. However Margaree is on the west coast in the opposite direction. Joe Dowie ran a store in the village of Orangedale, also on the Bras D'or but in a different direction once again. If one were to go from Orangedale to Little Narrows you would travel through Southside Whycocomagh or Alba and would not cross the ferry if headed to Boisedale. At Joe Dowie's store one could purchase flavour extracts such as lemon or orange extract. The stuff was about 75% alcohol and in an area with no liquour store Joe Dowie was well known to keek a good supply on hand. I am quite certain that this verse was locally written.