Just ran across this old post..so thought I'd take a moment to affirm it is indeed a tune by my Aunt Dot--aka Dorothy Shay.

The link given above appears to be dead, but you can listen/purchase the song on either itunes or rhapsody...thanks to a recent rerelease of the material on the CD "Here's Dorothy Shay"

http://www.ilike.com/artist/Dorothy+Shay/album/Here%27s+Dorothy+Shay

Cheers! And thanks for the lyrics...I'm trying to gather them while avoiding having to transcribe them myself!