Will D. Cobb

Cobb was born July 5, 1876, in Philadelphia, Before becoming a songwriter, he worked as a salesman in a department store. Cobb died January 20, 1930, in Manhattan, New York City, and was buried in Arlington Cemetery, Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania. ==Career==

Cobb was a prolific lyricist and composer in the early 1900s. His career spanned from approximately 1901 through the late 1920s. Early in his career, he collaborated with Ren Shields, best known for his hit, "In the Good Old Summer Time". Over the course of his career, he worked with Buddy DeSylva, George Gershwin, Harry Ruby, and Earl Carroll, among others. He joined ASCAP in 1927, his chief musical collaborator was Gus Edwards (vaudeville). He is responsible for writing the line still sung by schoolchildren in the United States, "School days, school days; dear old golden rule days. Readin' and 'ritin' and 'rithmetic; taught to the tune of a hick'ry stick," which came from his song, "School Days", published in 1907. In 1897, Cobb wrote the lyrics and Paul Barnes ==Productions==

Broadway • Tintypes — Musical revue featuring songs by Will D. Cobb – October 23, 1980 – January 11, 1981 • "Waltz Me Around Again, Willie" (1906), Ren Shields (music) T. B. Harms & Francis, Day & Hunter, Inc. • "If a Table at Rector's Could Talk" (1913), Raymond Hubbell (music) M. Witmark & Sons • "Good Bye and Luck Be with You Laddie Boy" (1917), Gus Edwards (music) • "Private Mike McGee" (1918), Gus Edwards (music) • "He's Long and Lean and Lanky" (1918), Gus Edwards (music) • "Johnny I'll Take You" (1904), Gus Edwards (music) • • "Sunbonnet Sue" (1908), Gus Edwards (music) Jos. W. Stern & Co. • "Mothers of Men" (1917), Gus Edwards (music) Other publishers • "I Love Only One Girl in the Wide, Wide World" (1903), Gus Edwards (music) ==Notes and references==

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