Sonny Boy

Another day had dawned all hot and fresh and, in pursuance of my unswerving policy at the time, I was singing 'Sonny Boy' in my bath [...].

[...] I found young Tuppy at the piano, playing 'Sonny Boy' with one finger.

[...] 'You don't mean you're going to sing "Sonny Boy"'

'I jolly well do.'

I was shocked. Yes, dash it, I was shocked. You see, I held strong views on 'Sonny Boy'. I considered it a song only to be attempted by a few of the elect in the privacy of the bathroom.

[...] Then the female at the piano struck up the opening bars of 'Sonny Boy', and Tuppy swelled like a balloon, clasped his hands together, rolled his eyes up at the ceiling in a manner denoting Soul, and began.

Very Good, Jeeves. 4 Jeeves and the Song of Songs

And a week later the Black Death was all over the country, and a man who did not look like Al Jolson singing "Sonny Boy" could scarcely be found anywhere.

Louder & Funnier. "Literature and the Arts" 3. Thrillers

'Well, I was singing, of course.'

A tense look came into Adrian's face.

'Singing what?'

'"Sonny boy".'

Mulliner Nights. 1 The Smile that Wins

The best idea I can give you of my emotions at this juncture is to say that they rather resembled those I had once felt when starting to sing 'Sonny Boy' at Beefy Bingham's Church Lads entertainment down in the East End.

Thank You, Jeeves. 6 Complications Set In

'So out you get, Sonny Boy.'

Money in the Bank. Chapter 12