Pretty Baby (Tony Jackson song)

However, it appears that composer Egbert Van Alstyne and lyricist Gus Kahn were writing partners.

Van Alstyne and Kahn liked the melody, but felt the lyrics were unsuitable for mass consumption.

This resulted in Jackson being paid $250 for the rights to the tune, and Kahn re-writing the lyrics, with Van Alstyne adding a verse, which he took from one of his earlier unsuccessful songs.

During the programme, Dot recalls her wartime experiences as a child, in which her beloved uncle would sing to her.

She sings "Pretty Baby" into the tape recorder (for her sick husband, Jim Branning).