When Father Papered the Parlour is a popular song, written and composed by

R. P. Weston Robert Patrick Weston ( Harris; 7 March 1878 – 6 November 1936) was an English songwriter. He was responsible for many successful songs and comic monologues between the 1900s and 1930s, mostly written in collaboration with other writers, notab ...

and

Fred J. Barnes Frederick Johnson "F.J". Barnes (8 January 1873 – 30 December 1917) was an English songwriter, who co-wrote numerous songs with R. P. Weston and Fred Godfrey. Biography He was born in Southwark, Central London. Between about 1906 and 191 ...

in 1910. It was performed by comedian

Billy Williams Billy Leo Williams (born June 15, 1938) is a former left fielder and coach in Major League Baseball (MLB) who played from 1959 to 1976, almost entirely for the Chicago Cubs. A six-time All-Star, Williams was named the 1961 National League (NL) ...

, and was one of his most successful hits.

References

1912 - The Man In The Velvet Suit
Huntington Historical Society.

{{1910s-song-stub 1910 songs Songs written by R. P. Weston Songs written by Fred J. Barnes