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Why?

original show tune composed by Jerome Kern, lyrics by P. G. Wodehouse; from the1917 musical "Leave It to Jane"
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Why?

Summary

Why? is a musical work/composition[1].

Key Facts

  • Why?'s instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[2].
  • Why?'s composer is recorded as Jerome Kern[3].
  • Why?'s language of work or name is recorded as English[4].
  • Why?'s publication date is recorded as +1917-00-00T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Why?'s lyricist is recorded as P. G. Wodehouse[6].
  • Why?'s title is recorded as Why?[7].
  • Why?'s has characteristic is recorded as show tune[8].
  • Why?'s different from is recorded as Why[9].
  • Why?'s first line is recorded as It's awful to have handed a good man the icy No;[10].
  • Why?'s last line is recorded as And a homely mug may hide a clever bean.[11].
  • Why?'s copyright status is recorded as public domain[12].
  • Why?'s form of creative work is recorded as song[13].

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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