Poor Butterfly
"Poor Butterfly" is a popular song. It was inspired by Giacomo Puccini's opera "Madame Butterfly" and contains a brief musical quote from the Act two duet "Tutti i fior" in the verse.

The music was written by Raymond Hubbell, the lyrics by John L. Golden. The song was published in 1916. It was introduced in the Broadway show "The Big Show", which opened in August 1916 at the New York Hippodrome, and was sung in the show by Sophie Bernard.

The song has become a jazz standard, recorded by many artists.
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popular song
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Giacomo Puccini
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Madame Butterfly
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Raymond Hubbell
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John L. Golden
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Poor Butterfly
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