Saint Bernard lyrics

[ron]

Looking for the lyrics and related dances. This is what
we know thus far:

St. Bernard's Waltz first appeared in 1930s Glasgow.
"First honours for a new dance for the Coronation go to Douglas
Swallow, jovial band leader at the Locarno, Streatham. Called
'St. Bernard' it is an ingenious yet simple combination of the
Blues, Fox-trot, Veleta, and old-fashioned Waltz, with a tempo
slightly faster than the last named. This description bears
an asthonishingly close resemblance to the 'St. Bernard' of
the North but starts with the wrong foot."
-- Dancing Times, January 1937, quoting the London Star,
Nov. 30, 1936.

"Come, let's dance tonight St. Bernard Waltz.
Let's go 'round dear, just as they did in the old days that used to be.
Dreams of yesterday, that grand Old-Time hall,
and the hero of all and the belle of the ball in St. Bernard Waltz."

Questions:
Why is it called St. Bernard?
What is the Locarno, Streatham?
What is the "St. Bernard" of the North and where can directions be had?
Are these really the lyrics?
Are these all the lyrics?
Who wrote the lyrics, and when?
Does the common tune (which fits these lyrics) have an earlier name?

Thanks, and please e-mail: r...@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu

[Pete Humble]

Quoth ron(r...@doc.cc.utexas.edu) in article <46asqa$7...@doc.cc.utexas.edu>:

>What is the Locarno, Streatham?
>

It is (or was) a dance hall. Streatham is a suburb to the South of
London.

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