A funny story about Queen of the May & the way of folk music & tradition.

Dad & I were playing in Padstow one night and, inevitably, we did Queen of the May.

Afterwards, a women of middle years and a rich Cornish accent came up to us & said to Dad,
"'Ere boy, you got the words wrong".
"Oh really" dad replied, "But I wrote it".
"So youm the bugger" she replied. But her husband shouted across,
"'E didn't write that, I remember my father singing it". To which some else joined in with,
"You don't even know who your f..ing father was".
And such was a typical evening in Padstow……..

And in many ways the song has been absorbed into the traditions of Padstow.
But we should never forget that it is Mum's song; its original title is Maureen's Song.
A treasured gift from Dad to celebrate their Silver Wedding Anniversary, as he says……..
...without having to spend any money!!!