I Was Kaiser Bill's Batman
| "I Was Kaiser Bill's Batman" | |
|---|---|
| Single by Whistling Jack Smith | |
| B-side | "The British Grin and Bear" |
| Released | 1967 |
| Genre | Novelty |
| Length | 2:22 |
| Label | Deram 45-DEM-85005 |
| Songwriter(s) | Roger Greenaway, Roger Cook |
"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.