Popular song by Bob Carleton. It was written for singer Cliff Edwards, who became a big name in vaudeville due to the song's popularity. Arthur Fields made a hit recording in of it in 1918. The song was written as a parody of popular Asian-influenced songs of the early twentieth century. Thelonious Monk's unreleased [bad word] "Sixteen" was based on the song's chord progression, also similar to Sonny Rollins's 1954 tune "Doxy". The song is also known as "Ja Da, Ja Da, Jing Jing Jing!"