Gilly Gilly Ossenfeffer Katzenellen Bogen by the Sea

From Wikipedia:

“Gilly Gilly Ossenfeffer Katzenellen Bogen by the Sea” is a popular song written by Al Hoffman and Dick Manning and published in 1954. It was a hit in 1954 in both the United States and United Kingdom, albeit for different artists.

The Four Lads

The best-known version in the United States was recorded by the Four Lads with teenage girl Lillian Pasciolla and others on February 27, 1954. The recording by the Four Lads was released in the US by Columbia Records as catalog number 40236. Released in May that year, it first reached the Billboard Best Seller chart on July 3, 1954, peaking at number 18.

Max Bygraves version

The best-known version in the United Kingdom is by Max Bygraves, with his performance recorded on 23 June 1954, with a children’s chorus and orchestra directed by Frank Cordell, and released in the UK by HMV in September 1954 as catalog number B 10734. It entered the UK Singles Chart on 10 September 1954. It spent eight weeks on the chart, peaking at number 7. The “children” were from the Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts. […]

On January 21, 1969, during the “Get Back” sessions, Paul McCartney and John Lennon played a version of “Gilly Gilly Ossenfeffer Katzenellen Bogen by the Sea“.

Bootlegs

Cover versions played during the "Get Back" sessions

"Gilly Gilly Ossenfeffer Katzenellen Bogen by the Sea" was covered during The Beatles' "Get Back" sessions in January 1969. Here is the complete list of covers recorded by Paul McCartney, either alone or with other Beatles, during these sessions:

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