die travellers sang i was kaiser bill's batman.
die travellers sang i was kaiser bill's batman.
who sang i was kaiser bill's batman?
die travellers
pat boone did a whistling version of the song in 1967. a vocal version of the song, as "ich war der putzer vom kaiser", was recorded in german by die travellers, in the late 1960s. the german lyrics were credited to fred oldörp, a member of the group. the lyrics concern the batman, or "putzer" ("cleaner") of the kaiser, who evades combat because of his position. it has been suggested that the words derive from a first world war marching song, but this is unconfirmed.
i was kaiser bill's batman
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"i was kaiser bill's batman" was a hit single in 1967 composed by british songwriters roger cook and roger greenaway. it was a novelty record, performed mostly by whistling. the name whistling jack smith, credited on the most commercially successful recording, was a play on the name of the baritone singer of the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s, whispering jack smith.
i was kaiser bill's batman