Pretty Little Black Eyed Susie

Album: 20 Greatest Hits (1953)
Charted: 2
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Songfacts®:

  • I love the sea, I love the navy
    Love my biscuits soaked in gravy


    Perhaps not the best lyrical effort, but this chirpy song about a man who has found his true love made the #2 spot in the UK. It was co-written by Kathleen Twomey, Fred Wise and Benjamin Weisman. Mitchell recorded it on the Columbia label.

    Some will prefer the later Elton John number about a similarly named female. >>>
    Suggestion credit:
    Alexander Baron - London, England

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