ðə sˈɔŋ wʌz fˈɜːst pɚfˈɔːɹmd ɪn ˈɑːksfɚd ɪn dʒuːlˈaɪ wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti ˈeɪt, ænd fˈɜːst ɹᵻvjˈuːd ɪnðɪ ɛntɹˈækti ˌɔn twˈɛnti θɹˈiː dʒuːlˈaɪ wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti ˈeɪt.
The song was first performed in Oxford in July 1898, and first reviewed in the Entr'acte on 23 July 1898.