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Jolly Good Company
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Wikipedia article
"'Jolly Good Company'" (or "'Here We Are Again, Jolly Good Company'") is a 1931 song written by English songwriter Huntley Trevor using the pseudonym Raymond Wallace.
The song was published in 1931 by the firm of Campbell Connelly. It was immediately recorded by several leading British acts, including Jack Leon, Bobbie Comber, Randolph Sutton, Billy Cotton, Jay Wilbur, Jack Hylton, and Leslie Sarony.[https://secondhandsongs.com/work/215473/versions "Jolly Good Company", 'SecondhandSongs']. Retrieved 5 January 2021[https://goldenbridgeinmate39.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/jolly-good-company/ Marie-Thrse O'Loughlin, "Jolly Good Company", 'GoldenBridgeInmate']. Retrieved 5 January 2021 In 1932 it was adopted as the theme song of 'The Canada Dry Ginger Ale Program' on American radio, starring Jack Benny.[https://tralfaz.blogspot.com/2016/05/mary-livingstone-meets-jack-benny.html "Mary Livingstone Meets Jack Benny", 'Tralfaz', 1 May 2016]. Retrieved 5 January 2021
The song's refrain has remained well known: "Here we are again, happy as can be / All good friends [or "...pals..."] and jolly good company...".
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