The song is a Fox Trot which contains a vocal refrain, hence the unconventional length of the record (4 minutes, 2 seconds).
It was written by Tin Pan Alley tunesmiths Al Sherman, Howard Johnson and Charles Tobias.
Nearly 20 years after its release, Republican candidate Thomas Dewey revived the song for his campaign in the 1948 election.
"Dew-Dew-Dewey Day" is the last of Edison's acoustically recorded selections.
Edison's first electrically recorded selection is generally believed to be "I'm Gonna Settle Up (Then I'm Gonna Settle Down), recording matrix number 11778.