[1] It was later recorded by Bing Crosby on December 6, 1945[2] and included in his album St. Patrick's Day.
Julie Andrews included the song in her album Don't Go in the Lion's Cage Tonight (1962).
[3] The song describes an incident in which a pair of worn-out overalls are found in a batch of Mrs. Murphy's large pot of chowder.
Mistress Murphy, upon realizing the ruckus, admits that she forgot to take the overalls out of the pot after she had been using it for laundry earlier in the day, at which point Nolan apologizes and the group puts music to his words and sing (the chorus).
[citation needed] The song was used in the 1943 film Coney Island when it was performed by Charles Winninger, Phil Silvers, George Montgomery and Frank Orth and later reprised by Winninger at the piano.