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with music by Carl Schraubstader and lyrics by

Lew Brown Lew Brown (born Louis Brownstein; December 10, 1893 – February 5, 1958) was a lyricist for popular songs in the United States. During World War I and the Roaring Twenties, he wrote lyrics for several of the top Tin Pan Alley composers, espec ...

, published in

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. It was introduced in the Broadway revue ''

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'' where it was performed by

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. The song was popularized in 1924 by

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(recorded for

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on September 4, 1923, vocals by the American Quartet); and by a recording by

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and Billy Jones, both of which reached the charts of the day.

Other notable versions

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(1942,

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for the album ''

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'' (1957). *

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('' Sometimes I'm Happy, Sometimes I'm Blue,''

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for their album ''The Andrews Sisters Sing the Dancing '20s'' (1958, Capitol). *

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1967 single for

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catalog # BDA-17 *St. Louis Ragtimers (''Steamin' Ahead,''

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Notes

Songs with lyrics by Lew Brown 1923 songs {{pop-standard-stub