Born in Koblenz, Germany, the popular Tin Pan Alley lyricist (“On the Sunny Side of the Street,” “Yesterdays,” “Ain’t We Got Fun,” “My Buddy,” “I’ll See You In My Dreams,” “It Had To Be You”) copyrighted a lyric in 1925 titled “I Like That Little One” to a melody composed by Chaplin and bandleader Abe Lyman. Though Chaplin didn’t use the lyric, he released a song with the same melody—“Sing a Song.”
