Jimmy Kennedy’s English-language lyric is set to the popular 1931 tango “Cikánka” (aka “Oh Black Gypsy” and “Du schwarzer Zigeuner”) by Czech composer-musician Karel Vacek.
Jack Jackson led a popular British band during the ‘30s and early ‘40s but achieved a longer lasting fame performing as a disc jockey on the BBC until 1977.
From 78rpm Victor 24594 - Play To Me, Gipsy! (Kennedy-Vacek) by Jack Jackson & His Orchestra, vocal by Sam Costa, recorded in London January 16, 1934