Rafe

 As a youngster, Ralph (“Rafe”) picked up tunes from the streets

And played them on his penny whistle
Often he would skip school
To sit on a rock by the sea and listen for new tunes
Whistled and sung by the fishermen
As a young man he frequented pubs and churches
Listening and replaying the melodies he heard
Occasionally, a bit drunk, he would dance
On the pub tables playing his flute
When he matured as a composer Vaughn-Williams
Deftly wove these tunes into his compositions
Of course Greensleeves was one