LEO: So you run it across - so let's say we all have the song "I've Got a Lovely Bunch of Coconuts."

The game is celebrated in the 1944 music hall song "I've Got a Lovely Bunch of Coconuts", best known from recordings and performances by Merv Griffin in the 1950s.

"A Lovely Bunch of Coconuts"

Still, those who have known Mr. Griffin since he recorded "I've Got a Lovely Bunch of Coconuts" in 1949 for $50 say it is no surprise to see him emerge as an ambitious deal maker.

He produced some 78 recordings, for example from his later repertoire: "I've Got a Lovely Bunch of Coconuts".

However, many thought that the tune was too similar to "I've Got a Lovely Bunch of Coconuts," so the army decided to keep Gruber's melody from the "Caisson Song" but with new lyrics.

Barely five minutes into the show, Merv Griffin was on hand to sing "I've Got a Lovely Bunch of Coconuts," and that was only the beginning.

He became increasingly popular with nightclub audiences, and his fame soared among the general public with his 1950 hit I've Got a Lovely Bunch of Coconuts.

"I've Got a Lovely Bunch of Coconuts"

Fumbling to the tune of "I've Got a Lovely Bunch of Coconuts," I finally wrestled the thing out of my damp pocket.