Be My Little Baby Bumble Bee
| "Be My Little Baby Bumble Bee" | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Sheet music cover | |
| Song | |
| Published | 1912 |
| Composer | Henry I. Marshall |
| Lyricist | Stanley Murphy |
| Language | English |
"Be My Little Baby Bumble Bee" is a popular song.
The music was written by Henry I. Marshall, the lyrics by Stanley Murphy. The song was published in 1912, and appeared in the 1912 play A Winsome Widow.[1]
The song has since become a standard, recorded by many artists. Ada Jones and Billy Murray recorded it as a duet on Edison Blue Amberol cylinder record #2140.
Notable recordings
- Ada Jones and Billy Murray (1912)[2]
- Doris Day for her 1953 album "By the Light of the Silvery Moon"
- Teresa Brewer for her 1960 album "Naughty, Naughty, Naughty"
In popular culture
- The song was featured in the film "By the Light of the Silvery Moon" (1953), and performed by Doris Day, Gordon MacRae and Russell Arms.
References
- ↑ Boardman, Gerald Martin. American Musical Theatre: A Chronicle, pp. 322-23 (2011 ed.)
- ↑ 1912 Recording, Library of Congress, Retrieved 31 March 2014
