| "Poor Butterfly" | |
|---|---|
 Original sheet music cover | |
| Song by Sophie Bernard | |
| Published | 1916 |
| Genre | Popular music |
| Composer(s) | Raymond Hubbell |
| Lyricist(s) | John Golden |
"Poor Butterfly" is a popular song. It was inspired by Giacomo Puccini's opera Madame Butterfly and contains a brief musical quote from the Act two duet Tutti i fior in the verse.
The music was written by Raymond Hubbell, the lyrics by John L. Golden. The song was published in 1916. It was introduced in the Broadway show The Big Show, which opened in August 1916 at the New York Hippodrome, and was sung in the show by Sophie Bernard.[1]
The song has become a jazz standard, recorded by many artists.
- ^ Gardner, Edward Foote (2000). Popular Songs of the 20th Century: Chart Detail & Encyclopedia, 1900-1949. St. Paul, Minnesota: Paragon House. ISBN 1-55778-789-1.