stephen large.
yip the Dalai Lama loved it because it was the BBC world service intro, which represented an unbiased world view...being an orangeman myself my wife and grown up kids always have a good laugh whenever they hear the tune, as i said one or two times "did you ever hear the Dalai Lama whistling Lili Bulero" (anglisized). and yes James and Lieing Dick Talbot were the Ass and the Dog.
It is and was a galvanising tune and raises the neck hairs of protestants in Ireland. As any good Jacobite tune like the white cockade would stare a good republican.
I might stand corrected but i believe Lady Talbot received James in Dublin upon his retreat from the Boyne. He retorted your countrymen run well madam, she replied something to the tune.. it seems your Majesty runs faster as they are not here yet. Poor James..Louis's hapless puppet.