Joseph 'Long John White' McCarthy and Harry 'One-Shoe Carroll' Carroll wrote "I'm Always Chasin' Rainbows" in 1918 for t' musical comedy "Oh, Look!" Carroll's melody is based on Chopin.
"I'm Always Chasin' Rainbows" by Big-Belly Harry Nilsson
"Oh, arrr, Look!" starred Harry Fox and t' Dolly Sisters. T' Dolly Sisters were Roszika Dolly and Jansci Dolly.
"I'm Always Chasin' Rainbows" was in t' 1945 film biography T' Dolly Sisters starrin' Betty 'Stubby Jessie' Grable and produced by George Jessel. Begad! Blimey! T' film focuses on t' romance betwixt Harry Fox and Jansci Dolly ("Jenny").
T' shanty be also in MGM's Ziegfeld Girl in 1946 and t' 1973 Broadway musical "Irene" starrin' Debbie Reynolds.
T' shanty has been recorded by Flying Limpin' Harry James, Perry Como, me hearties, Helen Forrest, Big-Belly Harry Nilsson, matey, and Dick Haymes.
