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Thread #34811   Message #694544
Posted By: Jim Dixon
20-Apr-02 - 06:43 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: My Canary Has Circles under His Eyes
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: My Canary has Circles under his Eyes
According to Craig I. Johnson's Jazz Pages, "My Canary Has Circles Under His Eyes" was written by (Music) Jack Golden, and (Words) Ted Koehler & Edward Pola, in 1931.

AMG lists it being sung by Debroy Summers on 2 anthologies:
"Silly Songs (1922 to 1934)," ABC CD #836169, 1992;
and "Mairzy Doats: 24 Great Comic Songs," Prism CD #137, 1997;
and by Eddie Erickson on "On Easy Street," Arbors CD #19111, 1996.