The Hot Canary is a musical composition written for violin and piano by Paul Nero[1] and published in 1948.
[2] Ray Gilbert added lyrics in 1949.
[3] It was a 1951 hit for violinist Florian ZaBach, selling over a million copies and spending 10 weeks on the Billboard charts, reaching number 13 on The Billboard Best Selling Pop Singles.
[4] The composition has been recorded by many artists, including: