The original is by Frank Crumit - "What Kind of a Noise Annoys an Oyster?" Vic 23515, HMV B-3883 recorded 11/18/30. Info on a CD reissue here: http://www.musicweb-international.com/nostalgia/2003/jan03/crumit.htm Downloadable here: http://www.amazon.com/What-Kind-Noise-Annoys-Oyster/dp/B0014MG2CS