fred heatherton sang i've got a lovely bunch of coconuts.
fred heatherton sang i've got a lovely bunch of coconuts.
who sang i've got a lovely bunch of coconuts?
fred heatherton
i've got a lovely bunch of coconuts









































"i've got a lovely bunch of coconuts" is a novelty song composed in 1944 (as "i've got a lovely bunch of cocoanuts") by fred heatherton, a songwriting pseudonym for a collaboration of english songwriters harold elton box, desmond cox and lewis ilda. the song was published by box and cox publications (ascap).
i've got a lovely bunch of coconuts
box and cox publications, known as box & cox, was a music publisher who had offices at number 7, denmark street. their greatest hit was "i've got a lovely bunch of coconuts". the principals were elton box and desmond cox. bill martin, who worked in "tin pan alley" at the time, recalled their manner, 'and they had a piano. you would be invited to play them your song, and then afterwards, one of them would say, "what do you think mr box?" and the reply would be "i'm not sure mr cox". they then asked you if you had a song like "a lovely bunch of coconuts". they would do things for a laugh and give you money...'
box and cox publications