''Bon Bon Buddy (The Chocolate Drop)'' is a popular song, first published in 1907, with lyrics by Alex Rogers and music by

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. It was introduced in the 1908 musical ''

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''. Today the best-known versions of the largely forgotten song are by Billy Murray, who recorded versions in 1908 on both

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and

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Recorded version by Billy Murray at the Internet Archive
1907 songs Billy Murray (singer) songs {{1900s-song-stub

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