I Was Kaiser Bill's Batman 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 "I Was Kaiser Bill's Batman" was a hit single in 1967 composed by British songwriters Roger Cook and Roger Greenaway.
Ken Kaiser who noted that Kaiser usually "marched to the beat of his own drummer" in his autobiography, "You're Out and You're Ugly, Too". Kaiser's 2003 autobiography, written with the help of author David Fisher, is entitled "Planet of the Umps: A Baseball Life From Behind the Plate". Kaiser died from complications of diabetes almost two weeks after his 72nd birthday. Ken Kaiser Kenneth John Kaiser (July 26, 1945 – August 8, 2017) was an American umpire in Major League Baseball who worked in the American League from 1977 to 1999. He spent 13 years in the minor leagues and 23 years