Arthur Le Clerq

Arthur William Dudley Henley (5 June 1891 – 4 June 1976), known as Arthur Le Clerq, was a British songwriter from the 1930s, responsible for several, mainly novelty, hits.

Henley was born in Brixton, London.^[1] He died in Berkshire in 1976.^[2]

His songs included:

• "Is Izzy Azzy Woz?" (1929)^[3]
• "The Rocket Bus" (1929) - also known as "Alf's Carpet"^[4]
• "He Played His Ukulele as the Ship Went Down"^[5] (1931) - recorded by Clinton Ford^[5] (also known as "The Wreck of the Nancy Lee"); also recorded by Leslie Sarony.^[6]
• "Tan Tan-Tivvy Tally Ho!" (1931) - recorded by George Formby^[7] and Billy Cotton^[8][9]
• "Nobody Loves a Fairy When She's Forty" (1934)^[10] - recorded by Tessie O'Shea^[11]
• "There's Another Trumpet Playing In The Sky" - recorded by Jenny Howard^[12]
• " She’s One of the Back Row Girls", broadcast and recorded by Miss Effie Atherton^[13]