"The Spaniard That Blighted My Life" is a comic song which was composed and first performed by English music-hall performer Billy Merson.

It starts[1] List to me while I tell you Of the Spaniard that blighted my life It was performed by Al Jolson in his show The Honeymoon Express and he recorded it for Victor Records on March 7, 1913 (catalog No.

17318).

[2] It became a major hit, selling over a million copies.

[3] Merson sued Jolson for copyright infringement, forcing removal of the song from the movie, The Singing Fool in the UK.