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era - specifically from 1921 to 1947. One of O'Flynn's most famous lyrics was for the popular song " Smile, Darn Ya, Smile", which later appeared in

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Partial list of published songs

*1921: "Dr. Jazz's Raz-Ma-Taz" - c: Joe Rose *1925: "Play Me Slow" - c: Hagen *1926: "When You Waltz With The One You Love" - m:

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and w: Charles O'Flynn *1929: "Where The Bab Bab Babbling Brook (Goes Bub Bub Bubbling By)" - w: Harry Pease and Charles O'Flynn; m: Ed G. Nelson *1930: "Roses are Forget-Me-Nots" - c/l O'Flynn, Will Osborne and Al Hoffman *1930: "Swinging in a Hammock" - lyric O'Flynn and Tot Seymour; c. Pete Wendling *1930: "Jungle Drums" - c.

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; w: O'Flynn and

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. This song was used in '' Dancing Co-Ed'' *1930: "Good Evening" - Tot Seymour, O'Flynn, and

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*1930: "In My Heart, It's You" - Charles O'Flynn with Max Rich and

*1930: "I'm Tickled Pink With a Blue-Eyed Baby" - c. Pete Wendling *1930: "On a Blue and Moonless Night" - c/l: O'Flynn, Will Osborne and

*1931: "Smile, Darn Ya, Smile" - l: O'Flynn and Jack Meskill; c: Max Rich *1931: "Yes or No" (c. Max Rich. From ''

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'' *1932: "I'm Sure of Everything But You" - c: Pete Wendling and

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*1932: "Strangers" - c: J. Fred Coots *1933: "Three of Us" - c: Lee David, Pete Wending *1934: "Sweetie Don't Grow Sour On Me - c: Thomas "Fats" Waller *1934: "Neighbors" - l: O'Flynn and James Cavanaugh; c. Frank Weldon *1935: "Gypsy Violin" - W&M: Charles O'Flynn, Jack Betzner *1939: "After All I've Been to You" - c: David and Redmond *1947: "Something For Nothing" - m: Willard Robison; w: Charles O'Flynn

Other songs

* "Hawaiian Sandman" - w: Charles O'Flynn- m: F. Henri Klickmann

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Oflynn, Charles American male songwriters 1897 births 1964 deaths 20th-century male musicians