Graham Payne came from South Africa. If it wasn't for the video you would think it was a woman singing. He was obviously very popular having three videos at Pathe and it is not difficult to understand why as his face expressions during the songs are captivating.

He has quite a 'snobbish' acent too so if you want the lyrics they are here

1584.23 - PATHE PICTORIAL PRESENTS - THE SOUTH AFRICAN BOY SOPRANO GRAHAM PAYN IN "MEADOWSWEET"

1590.14 - GRAHAM PAYN IN "IN AN OLD-FASHIONED TOWN"

The easiest way to locate the videos at British Pathe Films is to go to the advanced search and feed in the film's ID number which is given here.