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Francis, Day and Hunter" (1952), John Abbott confirms that he was known as 'Billy'; he was born as plain William Murphy in Manchester on 14 February 1870; quite how 'Charles' came to be added is unclear but by the time of his marriage in 1893 he was already appearing as C.W. Murphy in the pages of "The Era"; in the 1901 census, Billy appears for the first time as Charles W. Murphy, now described as pianist and songwriter; he died during the night of 18/19 June 1913 in Blackpool at the age of 43)
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353:. Murphy and Letters wrote further songs for Forde including "Flanagan" (1910) with the refrain "Flanagan, Flanagan, take me to the Isle of Man again", alluding to Forde's real surname of Flanagan.
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886:"Don't Throw Stones at Other People's Windows" – 1907
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400:"How Can They Tell That Oi'm Oirish?" – 1898
878:"If You Were The Only Girl on Earth" – 1908
686:"Hold Your Hand Out You Naughty Boy" – 1914
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