He began selling songs around 1906, with his first success a year later, when he teamed up with lyricist Harry Castling to produce two songs, which Billy Williams (no relation) later recorded successfully. From 1911 until 1915, nearly every one of Williams' songs was composed by Godfrey. He also wrote songs for Florrie Forde, Mark Sheridan, Dorothy Ward, Shaun Glenville, Ella Retford and Vesta Victoria.
He began selling songs around 1906, with his first success a year later, when he teamed up with lyricist Harry Castling to produce two songs, which Billy Williams (no relation) later recorded successfully.
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
He
PRON
PRP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
begin
began
VERB
VBD
xcomp
VerbForm=Ger
sell
selling
VERB
VBG
obj
Number=Plur
song
songs
NOUN
NNS
case
around
around
ADP
IN
obl
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
1906
1906
NUM
CD
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
case
with
with
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
amod
Degree=Pos|NumType=Ord
first
first
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Sing
success
success
NOUN
NN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
obl:npmod
Number=Sing
year
year
NOUN
NN
advmod
Degree=Cmp
late
later
ADV
RBR
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
advmod
PronType=Int
when
when
ADV
WRB
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
he
PRON
PRP
acl:relcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
team
teamed
VERB
VBD
compound:prt
up
up
ADP
RP
case
with
with
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
lyricist
lyricist
NOUN
NN
appos
Number=Sing
Harry
Harry
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
castling
Castling
PROPN
NNP
mark
to
to
PART
TO
advcl
VerbForm=Inf
produce
produce
VERB
VB
nummod
NumForm=Word|NumType=Card
two
two
NUM
CD
obj
Number=Plur
song
songs
NOUN
NNS
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
obj
PronType=Rel
which
which
PRON
WDT
nsubj
Number=Sing
Billy
Billy
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Williams
Williams
PROPN
NNP
punct
(
(
PUNCT
-LRB-
det
no
no
DET
DT
appos
Number=Sing
relation
relation
NOUN
NN
punct
)
)
PUNCT
-RRB-
advmod
Degree=Cmp
late
later
ADV
RBR
acl:relcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
record
recorded
VERB
VBD
advmod
successfully
successfully
ADV
RB
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
From 1911 until 1915, nearly every one of Williams' songs was composed by Godfrey.
case
from
From
ADP
IN
obl
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
1911
1911
NUM
CD
case
until
until
ADP
IN
obl
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
1915
1915
NUM
CD
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
advmod
nearly
nearly
ADV
RB
det
every
every
DET
DT
nsubj:pass
NumForm=Word|NumType=Card
one
one
NUM
CD
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Number=Sing
Williams
Williams
PROPN
NNP
case
's
'
PART
POS
nmod
Number=Plur
song
songs
NOUN
NNS
aux:pass
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
root
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
compose
composed
VERB
VBN
case
by
by
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
Godfrey
Godfrey
PROPN
NNP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
He also wrote songs for Florrie Forde, Mark Sheridan, Dorothy Ward, Shaun Glenville, Ella Retford and Vesta Victoria.
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
He
PRON
PRP
advmod
also
also
ADV
RB
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
write
wrote
VERB
VBD
obj
Number=Plur
song
songs
NOUN
NNS
case
for
for
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
Florrie
Florrie
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Forde
Forde
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
conj
Number=Sing
Mark
Mark
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Sheridan
Sheridan
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
conj
Number=Sing
Dorothy
Dorothy
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Ward
Ward
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
conj
Number=Sing
Shaun
Shaun
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Glenville
Glenville
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
conj
Number=Sing
Ella
Ella
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Retford
Retford
PROPN
NNP
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Number=Sing
Vesta
Vesta
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Victoria
Victoria
PROPN
NNP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.