[ Christopher Proudfoot wrote in 201009 MMDigest:

> ...  and the words were by Fred Weatherley, another Englishman! 

Fred Weatherly is best known for writing the lyrics to "Danny Boy"
and "Roses of Picardy".

Bernard Prindiville
Nashua, New Hampshire, USA

 [ Frederic Edward Weatherly, KC (4 October 1848 - 7 September 1929)
 [ was an English lawyer, author, lyricist and broadcaster.  He was
 [ christened and brought up using the name Frederick Edward Weatherly,
 [ and appears to have adopted the spelling 'Frederic' later in life.
 [ Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederic_Weatherly 
 [ -- Robbie