I have frequently met people who, when I mentioned that 'Villikins' was a C19 cockney pronunciation of Wilkins, have exclaimed,"Good heavens; I have been singing the song for years ......

What I have come to realise is that I don't frequently meet people who sing cockney songs, from whatever century. In fact, I think it is fair to say that I have never knowingly met anyone who sings a song with the name 'Villikins' in it.

DC