Little Boy and the Old Man explained

"Little Boy and the Old Man" is a song with words and music by Wayne Shanklin, first recorded by Frankie Laine and Jimmy Boyd in 1953.^{[1] [2]}

In 1956, a new version of the song with French lyrics by René Rouzand, "L'Homme et L'Enfant," was used in the soundtrack for the French film of the same name.^[3] The French lyrics were subsequently adapted into a third version of the song, "Little Child,"^[4] released by as well as Eddie Albert and Sondra Lee on Kapp Records in January 1956, their rendition reached number 59 on the Billboard Hot 100 in February 1956.^{[5] [6]} Cab Calloway and his daughter Lael Calloway also released a version on ABC-Paramount which charted at number 62 on the Billboard Hot 100 in February 1956.^{[7] [8]}

Notes and References

1. Book: Catalog of Copyright Entries: Third series. 1953. Copyright Office, Library of Congress.. 470.
2. Web site: The Little Boy And The Old Man. 1 May 2021. YouTube.
3. Web site: L'homme et l'enfant de Wayne Shanklin (1953). 11 July 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180711102914/https://musicagiono.wordpress.com/lhomme-et-lenfant-de-wayne-shanklin-1953/. 1 May 2021. 2018-07-11.
4. Book: Catalog of Copyright Entries: Third series. 1957. Copyright Office, Library of Congress.. 243.
5. February 18, 1956. Popular Records: The Top 100. Billboard. 51.
6. Web site: All US Top 40 Singles for 1956. 28 July 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180728191553/https://top40weekly.com/1956-all-charts/. 1 May 2021. 2018-07-28.
7. February 4, 1956. Reviews of New Pop Records. Billboard. 44.
8. Web site: Little Child (song by Cab Calloway). Music VF, US & UK hits charts.