Irving Caesar

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Irving Caesar (born July 4, 1895 in New York, died December 18, 1996 in New York) originally known as Isidor Caesar, was a prominent Jewish-American lyricist and theater composer who wrote lyrics for "Swanee," "Sometimes I'm Happy," "Crazy Rhythm," and "Tea for Two," one of the most frequently recorded tunes ever written.

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• "Picture you upon my knee,
  Just tea for two and two for tea”
  • Tea For Two

• "I see the Flowers free,
  And a little bird singing on a tree.
  It sings to me the whole day long,
  And I love to hear it's pretty song."
  • Caesar's first poem
  • Written at age 6

• "Sometimes I'm happy
  sometimes I'm blue
  my disposition
  depends on you."
  • Sometimes I'm Happy

Attributed

• "The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds; and the pessimist fears this is true."

Links

• Irving Caesar at the Internet Broadway Database