In this affectionate, intimate, and frank memoir, Mary Ellin Barrett vividly remembers America's most famous, most prolific, most enduring songwriter of the last century - Irving Berlin, her father. 

Popular music would not be the same today without Irving Berlin. In one way or another, his music has influenced every singer, songwriter, and composer of the last century.

Gathered together in one volume for the first time: all of the incomparable song lyrics of Irving Berlin, whose career and work are the most important and all-encompassing in the history of American popular music. 

This beautiful volume is an invaluable contribution to the understanding and enjoyment of popular music in our time.