The song was published in 1909 and first performed on stage by Lillian Lorraine in the Ziegfeld Follies of 1909.

The song was also used in the short-lived Broadway show Miss Innocence (September 27-October 9, 1909) when it was sung by Frances Farr.

In 1935, the song in short was used in the Charles Laughton film Ruggles of Red Gap in a segue.

Billy Murray recorded the song Stand Up and Sing for Your Father an Old Time Tune in 1923.

Oh, I'm sick of all these ditties about "moon" and "spoon" and "June" So, will you stand up, and sing for your father, an old time tune!