Harold Campbell Adamson (December 10, 1906 – August 17, 1980)[1] was an American lyricist during the 1930s and 1940s.

[2] Adamson suffered from polio as a child which limited the use of his right hand.

Initially, Adamson was interested in acting, but he began writing songs and poetry as a teenager.

Among his best-known compositions was the theme for the hit sitcom, I Love Lucy.

In 1941, he collaborated with Pierce Norman, and baseball's Joe DiMaggio to write "In the Beauty of Tahoe", published by Larry Spier, Inc.[3] He was the lyricist for the Broadway musicals Smiles (1930),[4] The Earl Carroll Vanities of 1931,[5] Singin' the Blues (1931), Banjo Eyes (1941),[6] and As the Girls Go (1948).