Once Upon a Time ( Charles Strouse and Lee Adams song ) - Wikipedia Once Upon a Time ( Charles Strouse and Lee Adams song ) `` Once Upon a Time '' Song Published 1962 Composer ( s ) Charles Strouse Lyricist ( s ) Lee Adams `` Once Upon a Time '' is a song composed by Charles Strouse, with lyrics by Lee Adams, from the 1962 musical All American. In the musical, the song was performed by Ray Bolger and Eileen Herlie, and their version appears on the Broadway Cast recording. It has been sung by Eddie Fisher, Bobby Darin, Frank Sinatra, Perry Como, Tony Bennett and Bob Dylan among others. Recorded versions Ann Austin Scott Bakula Christine `` Chris '' Bennett Tony Bennett Ray Bolger Diahann Carroll Perry Como Vic Damone ( 1962 ) Bobby Darin Peter Duchin ( 1973 ) Bob Dylan Duke Ellington Percy Faith Ferrante & Teicher Eddie Fisher Sutton Foster The Four Tops John Gary Robert Goulet Jason Graae Ahmad Jamal Jack Jones Tom Jones Howard Keel Stan Kenton Keepsake Steve Kuhn Lester Lanin Ketty Lester The Lettermen Al Martino Maureen McGovern Jay McShann Mabel Mercer Jacob Miller Lorrie Morgan Mandy Patinkin Emile Pandolfi Frank Patterson Samuel Ramey Jim Reeves Michael Scannell Frank Sinatra Kevin Spacey Clark Terry Leslie Uggams Andy Williams Delroy Wilson References Jump up ^ `` ' All American ' ''. ' Masterworks Broadway '. Retrieved December 23, 2017. This pop standards - related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Once_Upon_a_Time_(Charles_Strouse_and_Lee_Adams_song)&oldid=816811878 '' Categories : 1962 songs Songs from musicals Songs with music by Charles Strouse Songs with lyrics by Lee Adams Frank Sinatra songs Tony Bennett songs Andy Williams songs Pop standard stubs Hidden categories : Use mdy dates from January 2016 Pages using div col with deprecated parameters All stub articles Talk About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 23 December 2017, at 21 : 40. 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: who wrote the song once upon a time
Answer: composed by Charles Strouse, with lyrics by Lee Adams