Bert Lee

Real name: William Herbert Lee
Born: June 11, 1880
Died: January 23, 1946
Country: United Kingdom
IPI: 00017623498 4 works
00047124597 10 works
Affiliation: PRS
Comments: English songwriter, who wrote for music hall and the musical stage often in partnership with Robert R.P. Weston. Among Lee's best remembered tunes is "Knees Up Mother Brown!", which is traditionally associated with Cockney culture. This was written in 1938 in collaboration with Weston's son, Harris, after Robert's death in 1936.

Songs written by Bert Lee

Title	Written by	Originally by	Original date	Covered by
And the Great BIg Saw Came Nearer and Nearer	R.P. Weston, Bert Lee			Covered by (3 artists)
Fancy You Fancying Me	R.P. Weston, Bert Lee			Covered by (4 artists)
Goodbye-ee	R.P. Weston, Bert Lee	Florrie Forde	1918	Covered by (8 artists)
Hello, Hello, Who's Your Lady Friend	Bert Lee, Worton David, Harry Fragson	Ted Yorke	May 1913	Covered by (30 artists)
Joshuah	Bert Lee, George Arthurs	Stanley Kirkby	June 1912	Covered by (11 artists)
Knees Up Mother Brown!	Bert Lee, Harris Weston			Covered by (37 artists)
Nobody Noticed Me	Clifford Grey, Bert Lee			Covered by (2 artists)
What I Want Is a Proper Cup of Coffee	R.P. Weston, Bert Lee			Covered by (5 artists)
With Her Head Tucked Underneath Her Arm	R.P. Weston, Bert Lee, Harris Weston	Billy Cotton and His Band	1934	Covered by (13 artists)

Title	Written by	Originals	Originally by	Covered by
She Was Poor but She Was Honest	R.P. Weston, Bert Lee	She Was Poor but She Was Honest	Billy Bennett and Chorus