What ridiculously titled song was a hit in 1954 for Max Bygraves in the UK and the Four Lads in the USA?
Gilly, Gilly, Ossenfeffer, Katzenellen Bogen by the Sea contain this song. Gilly, Gilly, Ossenfeffer, Katzenellen Bogen by the Sea "Gilly Gilly Ossenfeffer Katzenellen Bogen by the Sea" is a popular song written by Al Hoffman and Dick Manning and published in 1954. It was a hit in 1954 in both the United States and United Kingdom, for different artists. The best-known version in the United States was recorded by The Four Lads with teenage girls Lillian Pasciolla and others on February 27, 1954. The recording by The Four Lads was released in the US by Columbia Records as catalog number 40236. It first reached the "Billboard" Best Seller
The Four Lads Recruited to go to New York, they were noticed by Mitch Miller, who asked them to do backup for some of the artists he recorded. One of these artists, Johnnie Ray, became a major hit in 1951 with "Cry" and "The Little White Cloud That Cried" with the Four Lads backing him. This made them well known. In 1954 in Manhattan, the Four Lads had a recording session and decided they needed young voices. Lillian Pasciolla, and her friend who was President of the Four Lads Fan Club were visiting and were invited to sing "Gilly Gilly Ossenfeffer" with them.