 The song was published in 1927 and introduced in the Broadway musical "Hit the Deck," starring Stanley Holloway, and opened in April 1927.The song was performed in the musical by Charles King and Louise Groody, who also made a recording for Victor Records, catalog number 20609.The best-selling versions were by King and Groody and by Roger Wolfe Kahn (with vocal by Franklyn Baur), also issued by Victor (catalog number 20599).