 The melody to the song "The House Of Singing Bamboo" was actually  written in 1945 by Harry Warren (qv) for the MGM picture  _Harvey Girls, The (1946)_ (qv), which starred  Judy Garland (I) (qv). The song was called "Hayride" and it  originally had lyrics by Johnny Mercer (qv). The song was cut from  the picture. In 1950, the Mercer lyrics were dumped and the melody  was changed slightly for use in this picture.