"By the Waters of the Minnetonka" is an American song written in 1915 by James Mulloy Cavanass and Thurlow Lieurance.
Many recordings have been made of it over the years[1] and the most popular version was that by Alice Nielsen in 1915.
[2] Slim Whitman recorded this song for Imperial.
It was released as a single (with "An Amateur in Love" on the flip side) in 1952.
A version by The Marty Gold Orchestra & Chorus was included on their 1959 album By the Waters of the Minnetonka (Kapp KL 1125).