Bon Bon Buddy

1907 song with lyrics by Alex Rogers and music by Will Marion Cook

Cover of the song "Bon Bon Buddy" that closed Act 2 of the 1908 musical "Bandanna Land". Bert Williams is in the photo on the lower left; George Walker on the lower right

Bon Bon Buddy (The Chocolate Drop) is a popular song, first published in 1907, with lyrics by Alex Rogers and music by Will Marion Cook. It was introduced in the 1908 musical Bandanna Land. Today the best-known versions of the largely forgotten song are by Billy Murray, who recorded versions in 1908 on both Victor Records and Indestructible Records.

See also

1907 in music
1908 in music

External links

Bon Bon Buddy: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project
Recorded version by Billy Murray at the Internet Archive

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