On the Good Ship Lollipop - wikipedia On the Good Ship Lollipop `` On the Good Ship Lollipop '' Song by Shirley Temple Published 1934 Composer ( s ) Richard A. Whiting Lyricist ( s ) Sidney Clare `` On the Good Ship Lollipop '' was the signature song of child actress Shirley Temple. Temple first sang it in the 1934 movie Bright Eyes. The song was composed by Richard A. Whiting and the lyrics were supplied by Sidney Clare. In the song, the `` Good Ship Lollipop '' travels to a candy land. The `` ship '' referred to in the song is an aircraft ; the scene in Bright Eyes, where the song appears, takes place on a taxiing American Airlines Douglas DC - 2. 400,000 copies of the sheet music, published by Sam Fox Publishing Company were sold, and a recording by Mae Questel ( the cartoon voice of Betty Boop and Olive Oyl ) reputedly sold more than two million copies. In 2004 it finished at # 69 in AFI 's 100 Years... 100 Songs survey of top tunes in American cinema. References Jump up ^ `` Shirley Temple Black, child star who became diplomat, dies at 85 ''. Reuters. Retrieved 3 March 2014. Jump up ^ Scott, Mike ( 11 February 2014 ). `` Remembering Shirley Temple in song, from ' Good Ship Lollipop ' to ' Animal Crackers in My Soup ' ''. The Times - Picayune. Retrieved 3 March 2014. Jump up ^ `` 5 films in which Shirley Temple shined - Washington Times ''. The Washington Times. Retrieved 3 March 2014. Jump up ^ Curiously, in the film the floor of the airplane appears to be level, even though the DC - 2 is a taildragger, and in real life it would be quite difficult to walk up and down the steeply sloped aisle while the plane is parked or taxiing. ^ Jump up to : Boyes, Laura. `` Bright Eyes ( 1934 ) ''. Moviediva. Retrieved 3 March 2014. Jump up ^ Lyman, Rick ( 8 January 1998 ). `` Mae Questel, 89, Behind Betty Boop and Olive Oyl ''. The New York Times. p. 9. Retrieved 3 March 2014. Shirley Temple Filmography Songs `` On the Good Ship Lollipop '' `` Animal Crackers in My Soup '' `` Goodnight My Love '' Related John Agar ( first husband ) Charles Alden Black ( second husband ) Lori Black ( daughter ) Shirley Temple, The Youngest, Most Sacred Monster of the Cinema in Her Time Shirley Temple 's Storybook Shirley Temple ( beverage ) Baby Burlesks Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=On_the_Good_Ship_Lollipop&oldid=788492048 '' Categories : Songs from musicals 1934 songs Songs with music by Richard A. Whiting Songs about aviation Music published by Bourne Co. Music Publishers Songs with lyrics by Sidney Clare Shirley Temple Talk About Wikipedia Deutsch Italiano Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски Edit links This page was last edited on 1 July 2017, at 18 : 49. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. About Wikipedia

Question: when was on the good ship lollipop written
Answer: 1934