Among the most successful and lasting songs from the early part of his career were "What a Mouth", sung by Harry Champion in 1906 and successfully revived in 1960 by Tommy Steele; and "I'm Henery the Eighth, I Am", written with Fred Murray in 1910 and also popularised and first recorded by Champion, which became a Billboard Hot 100 number 1 for Herman's Hermits in the U.S. in 1965.
Among his most successful and enduring songs from his early career were "What a Mouth", sung by Harry Champion in 1906, which was revived successfully by Tommy Steele in 1960; and "I'm Henery the Eighth, I Am", written with Fred Murray in 1910, which became popularized and first recorded by Champion, later achieving a Billboard Hot 100 number one for Herman's Hermits in the U.S. in 1965.