Be My Little Baby Bumble Bee

"Be My Little Baby Bumble Bee"
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]

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

Ada Jones

Singles	"Cuddle up a Little Closer, Lovey Mine" "Shine On, Harvest Moon" "The Yama Yama Man" "My Pony Boy" "I've Got Rings On My Fingers" "Has Anybody Here Seen Kelly?" "By the Light of the Silvery Moon" "Come, Josephine, in My Flying Machine" "Be My Little Baby Bumble Bee" "By the Beautiful Sea" "What Do You Want to Make Those Eyes at Me For?" "M-I-S-S-I-S-S-I-P-P-I" "Some Sunday Morning"

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