Talking of "scholarly": on one of Maeve's wonderful 4 links of 17 May appears a repro of the original Decca record label. The song is described as a "Fox-trot" [sic], though I can't imagine it being much used for actual dancing; but a crease in the label where it fits a groove renders the writer/composer credits completely illegible even with a magnifying glass. All the googling I could do didn't reveal their names.

This is Mudcat, where somebody out there know everything! Has anyone any idea who wrote it?

~M~