Oh, You Beautiful Doll
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"Oh, You Beautiful Doll" is a ragtime love song published in 1911 with words by Seymour Brown and music by Nat D. Ayer. The song was one of the first with a twelve-bar opening. It is well-known by its chorus:
Recorded by many artists, it has also been featured in several major movies—The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
(1939), For Me and My Gal
(1942), Broadway Rhythm
(1944), Strangers on a Train
(1951), The Eddie Cantor Story (1953), and The Taming Of The Shrew
(1969) as well as some Looney Tunes
cartoons such as Hair-Raising Hare
. The Kidsongs
Kids and Ruby Biggle sang this song with a baby elephant named Belle in their 1995 video and DVD: "Baby Animal Songs".
- Oh! you beautiful doll,
- You great big beautiful doll!
- Let me put my arms about you,
- I could never live without you;
- Oh! you beautiful doll,
- You great big beautiful doll!
- If you ever leave me how my heart will ache,
- I want to hug you but I fear you'd break
- Oh, oh, oh, oh,
- Oh, you beautiful doll!
Recorded by many artists, it has also been featured in several major movies—The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle is an American biographical musical comedy, released in 1939 and directed by H.C. Potter. The film stars Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Edna May Oliver, and Walter Brennan....
(1939), For Me and My Gal
For Me and My Gal (film)
For Me and My Gal is a 1942 American musical film directed by Busby Berkeley and starring Judy Garland, Gene Kelly – in his screen debut – and George Murphy, and featuring Martha Eggerth and Ben Blue. The film was written by Richard Sherman, Fred F...
(1942), Broadway Rhythm
Broadway Rhythm
Broadway Rhythm is an MGM Technicolor musical film. It was produced by Jack Cummings and directed by Roy Del Ruth. The film was originally announced as Broadway Melody of 1944 to follow MGM's Broadway Melody films of 1929, 1936, 1938, and 1940. The movie was originally slated to star Eleanor...
(1944), Strangers on a Train
Strangers on a Train (film)
Strangers on a Train is an American psychological thriller film produced and directed by Alfred Hitchcock, and based on the 1950 novel of the same name by Patricia Highsmith. It was shot in the autumn of 1950 and released by Warner Bros. on June 30, 1951. The film stars Farley Granger, Ruth Roman,...
(1951), The Eddie Cantor Story (1953), and The Taming Of The Shrew
The Taming of the Shrew
The Taming of the Shrew is a comedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1590 and 1591.The play begins with a framing device, often referred to as the Induction, in which a mischievous nobleman tricks a drunken tinker named Sly into believing he is actually a nobleman himself...
(1969) as well as some Looney Tunes
Looney Tunes
Looney Tunes is a Warner Bros. animated cartoon series. It preceded the Merrie Melodies series and was Warner Bros.'s first animated theatrical series. Since its first official release, 1930's Sinkin' in the Bathtub, the series has become a worldwide media franchise, spawning several television...
cartoons such as Hair-Raising Hare
Hair-Raising Hare
Hair-Raising Hare is a 1946 Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies cartoon, released in 1946. It was directed by Chuck Jones and written by Tedd Pierce...
. The Kidsongs
Kidsongs
Kidsongs is an American award-winning children's media franchise which includes Kidsongs Music Video Stories on DVD and video, The Kidsongs TV Show, CDs of favorite children’s songs, song books, sheet music, toys and an ecommerce website...
Kids and Ruby Biggle sang this song with a baby elephant named Belle in their 1995 video and DVD: "Baby Animal Songs".