I was Kaiser Bill 's Batman - wikipedia I was Kaiser Bill 's Batman `` I Was Kaiser Bill 's Batman '' Single by Whistling Jack Smith B - side `` The British Grin and Bear '' Released 1967 Format 7 '' single Genre Novelty Length 2 : 22 Label Deram 45 - DEM - 85005 Songwriter ( s ) Roger Greenaway, Roger Cook `` I Was Kaiser Bill 's Batman '' was a hit single in 1967 composed by British songwriters Roger Cook and Roger Greenaway. It was a novelty record, being performed mostly by whistling. The name Whistling Jack Smith, credited on the most commercially successful recording, was a play on the name of the baritone singer of the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s, Whispering Jack Smith. The tune was written by Greenaway and Cook and was originally titled `` Too Much Birdseed ''. It was recorded as a single for Deram Records by record producer Noel Walker, using studio musicians together with the Mike Sammes Singers. The whistling on the record was, according to most sources, by John O'Neill, a trumpeter and singer with the Mike Sammes Singers who was also known for his whistling skills, though other sources credit Noel Walker himself. The song is noted for its false ending, where after the song ends its last chorus, a male voice shouts `` Oi '' ( on the album version ) and `` Hey '' ( on the single version ) ; the tune starts up again with the repeated chorus, and soon fades out. Credited to Whistling Jack Smith, the record rose up the UK singles chart. When it was featured on Top of the Pops, actor Coby Wells was used to mime the whistling, and later toured as the public face of Whistling Jack Smith. ( Wells ' real name was Billy Moeller ; he was born in 1946 and was a brother of Tommy Moeller, lead vocalist, guitarist, and pianist with Unit 4 + 2 ). The recording reached # 5 on the UK singles chart in 1967, staying in the chart for 12 weeks, and peaked at # 20 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the U.S. ( The tune 's hit status in America may have been due to the popularity of another Batman ). Pat Boone did a whistling version of the song in 1967. A vocal version of the song, as `` Ich war der Putzer vom Kaiser '', was recorded in German by Die Travellers, in the late 1960s. The German lyrics were credited to Fred Oldörp, a member of the group. The lyrics concern the batman, or Putzer ( `` cleaner '' ) of the Kaiser, who evades combat because of his position. It has been suggested that the words derive from a First World War marching song, but this is unconfirmed. References Jump up ^ Paul Simpson ( 2003 ), The rough guide to cult pop, ISBN 9781843532293 ^ Jump up to : Artist Biography by arwulf arwulf, Allmusic.com. Retrieved 10 November 2015 Jump up ^ Terry Rawlings ( 2002 - 12 - 01 ), Then, now and rare British beat 1960 - 1969, ISBN 9780711990944 Jump up ^ Whistling in the wind for a good tune, Western Daily Press, Oct 11, 2005 Jump up ^ `` I Was Kaiser Bill 's Batman '', DangerousMinds.net. Retrieved 23 August 2015 Jump up ^ `` I Was Kaiser Bill 's Batman '', Dustbury.com. Retrieved 23 August 2015 Jump up ^ `` WHISTLING JACK SMITH ''. www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 23 August 2015. Jump up ^ Whitburn, Joel ( 2003 ). Top Pop Singles 1955 - 2002 ( 1st ed. ). Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin : Record Research Inc. p. 654. ISBN 0 - 89820 - 155 - 1. Jump up ^ `` Ich war der Putzer vom Kaiser '', Discogs.com. Retrieved 10 November 2015 Jump up ^ `` How old are the lyrics of Kaiser Bill 's Batman / Ich War Der Putzer Vom Kaiser ? '', Google Groups Retrieved 10 November 2015 Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=I_Was_Kaiser_Bill%27s_Batman&oldid=795524791 '' Categories : 1967 singles Deram Records singles Songs written by Roger Cook ( songwriter ) Songs written by Roger Greenaway 1967 songs Hidden categories : Articles with hAudio microformats Talk About Wikipedia Nederlands Norsk Português Edit links This page was last edited on 14 August 2017, at 19 : 56. 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 sang i was kaiser bill's batman
Answer: Die Travellers