"I Cover the Waterfront" is a 1933 popular song and jazz standard composed by Johnny Green with lyrics by Edward Heyman.

[1] The song was inspired by Max Miller's 1932 best-selling novel, I Cover the Waterfront.

[2] The song became popular, and many artists have recorded it since 1933.

[3] Notable artists include: A 1933 motion picture, also inspired by Miller's book and also titled I Cover the Waterfront, was re-scored at the last minute to include the tune.

Sheet music publishers later used the film's success by claiming that the song was "[i]nspired by the United Artist Picture of the same name".