Thanks Jim and Masato!
It would seem from Honking Duck that Whitter recorded this in 1925, two years before "The Bristol Sessions" so that may explain the poor quality as it may not have been done on top of the line equipment.
I can find no information on who may have written it.
I love that last line in each verse. What I may do is re-write it (for live performance) using that line. It would be PD by now but I would still love to credit the author if known. Perhaps I'll just credit it to Henry Whitter and leave ut at that.
          Thanks again,
               Sandy