Bob Blue (July 31, 1948 – March 17, 2006), a native of Huntington, NY and a resident of Massachusetts, was a teacher and songwriter.
Bob was a member of the band "The Nice Jewish Boys" and one of the founders of the Children's Music Network.
The song is also available on "Keepers 2", a collection album put out by Minnesota Public Radio and sung by Court Dorsey of "Bright Morning Star."
The original of this version is on Bright Morning Stars "Sweet and Sour", FLying Fish Records, FF-478.
Bob had multiple sclerosis in the last years of his life, and died from it in his home at Amherst, Massachusetts in 2006.