Be My Little Baby Bumble Bee Explained

Be My Little Baby Bumble Bee
Cover:	File:Be My Little Baby Bumble Bee (1912) sheet music 01.pdf
Caption:	Sheet music, 1912
Published:	1912
Composer:	Henry I. Marshall
Lyricist:	Stanley Murphy

"Be My Little Baby Bumble Bee" is a popular song. The music was written by Henry I. Marshall and the lyrics by Stanley Murphy. The song was published in 1912, and appeared in the 1912 play A Winsome Widow.^[1]

The song has since become a standard, recorded by many artists. One of the most popular early recordings was by Ada Jones and Billy Murray^[2] who recorded it as a duet on July 8, 1912 for Victor Records (catalog 17152 B).

Doris Day and Russell Arms performed the song in the 1953 film By the Light of the Silvery Moon.^[3]

Noteworthy recordings

• Ada Jones and Billy Murray (1912)^[4]
• Ada Jones and Walter Van Brunt (1912)^[2]
• Gordon MacRae and June Huttonon the album Songs from 'By the Light of the Silvery Moon'... (1953).^{[5] [6]}
• Doris Day on the album By the Light of the Silvery Moon (1953)^[7]

Notes and References

1. Boardman, Gerald Martin. American Musical Theatre: A Chronicle, pp. 322-23 (2011 ed.)
2. Book: Whitburn. Joel. Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890–1954. 1986. Record Research. Wisconsin. 0-89820-083-0. 237, 239.
3. Book: Jasen, David A. . A Century of American Popular Music . 2013-10-15 . Routledge . 978-1-135-35264-6 . en.
4. https://www.loc.gov/item/jukebox-131953/ 1912 Recording
5. Web site: AllMusic. Songs. January 6, 2018.
6. Book: Movie Musicals on Record: A Directory of Recordings of Motion Picture Musicals, 1927-1987 . 1989 . Greenwood Press . 978-0-313-26540-2 . en.
7. Book: Billboard . 1953-03-28 . Nielsen Business Media, Inc. . en.