Ralph Thomas Butler (12 October 1886 – 8 April 1969) was a British songwriter, responsible for the lyrics of many popular songs of the 1930s and later, mostly with comic or novelty elements. He was active as a songwriter from the late 1920s until the mid-1950s. Among his most famous songs were "All By Yourself In The Moonlight" (1929), published under the

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Jay Wallis, which reportedly sold over a million copies; "Let’s Sing The Cuddly Song" (written with Julian Wright, 1929); "

The Sun Has Got His Hat On "The Sun Has Got His Hat On" is a song by Noel Gay and Ralph Butler. It is known for its appearance in the 1985 version of the musical '' Me and My Girl'', and was originally recorded in 1932 by two popular UK dance bands – Ambrose and his Orch ...

" (1932), "

Run, Rabbit, Run "Run, Rabbit, Run" is a 1939 song written by Noel Gay and Ralph Butler. The music was by Noel Gay and the song was originally sung by Flanagan and Allen accompanied by the Harry Bidgood orchestra. Background This song was written for Noel Gay ...

" (1939), and "Hey! Little Hen" (1941), all co-written with

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; "Let's All Go To The Music Hall" (1934), written with Harry Tilsley and

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; "There's A Lovely Lake In London" (1935), with

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and Stanley Damerell; "

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" (1938), with Paddy Roberts; "Come And Have A Drink At The Victory Arms" (1941), with Tolchard Evans; and "

Nellie the Elephant "Nellie the Elephant" is a children's song written in 1956 by Ralph Butler and Peter Hart about a fictional anthropomorphic elephant of that name. Original version The original version, released on Parlophone R 4219 in October 1956, was recorde ...

" (1956), written with Peter Hart. Another song, also co-written with Noel Gay, " We Don't Know Where We're Going" (1944), was used to great effect during war scenes in the movie ''

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''. He died in 1969 in a

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hospital, at the age of 82.

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