Both the composer Fanny Gordon and the lyricists Julian Krzewiński and Leopold Brodziński were creators of the first Polish operetta, Yacht of Love (English title, New York Baby), which played at the "8.30 pm Theatre".
In January 1933, the Morskie Oko theatre presented Dodatek Nadzwyczajny (Special Edition)[4] which was set in the alleys and taverns of Warsaw.
The song remains a popular Polish underground ballad, often sung in the specific dialect of the Praga district.
Lanterns in the dark are lit Watchman sadly whistles song Hangman close to gallows waits For Tony's fate is coming soon
[6][7] Ron Davis recorded jazz versions of "Bal u starego Joska" on his album, My Mother's Father's Song (2010).