It was written by Bob Hilliard and Carl Sigman, published in 1947[1] and later included in the 1947 Broadway musical Angel in the Wings, sung by Elaine Stritch.
At least five recorded versions made the Billboard charts: by The Andrews Sisters and Danny Kaye, by Louis Prima,[1] by "Smilin'" Jack Smith, by Ray McKinley, and by Woody Herman.
A recording by Joe Loss and his Orchestra with vocal by Elizabeth Batey was made in London on March 11, 1948.
Although Elaine Stritch sang it on Broadway, she did not record it until the 1977 album Make Mine Manhattan: Great Revues Revisited.
The song was translated into Finnish titled as "Bingo bango bongo" by Tapio Lahtinen.