Joybell,

Your fifth cousin would have been John Bolitho, then. A real gentleman and a pleasure to have known him.

John would have had an interest in Cyril Tawney's lyrics in general, having been an ex-Royal Navy man himself, but also in this song in particular because of the reference to oggies.

I only heard of John's death some months after the event. By chance, there was an article in a Cornish newspaper about a Gorsedd Kernow event, and there was mention of, I think, Rod Lyon having had to take over as Grand Bard on John's death. I know John had attended Kernow Lowender in Australia during his year of office.

Happy memories of 'walking' a young lady home, John on one side, me on the other, singing the Helston Furry Dance tune because it was the only thing that would keep her legs moving!

Lhiats,

Bobby Bob