Jack Buchanan & Gertrude Lawrence - A Cup Of Coffee, A Sandwich, And You 1925

Jack Buchanan & Gertrude Lawrence - A Cup Of Coffee, A Sandwich, And You 1925 - 1926 (Columbia) Robert Hood Bowers (instrumentalist : piano) "A Cup of Coffee, a Sandwich and You" is a 1925 song written by Joseph Meyer, with lyrics by Al Dubin and Billy Rose. The title was inspired by the famous line "A Jug of Wine, a Loaf of Bread--and Thou" from the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam. The song first gained popularity after it was performed (and recorded) by Gertrude Lawrence and Jack Buchanan in André Charlot's show Charlot's Revue when it came to New York in 1926. The song was Dubin's first significant success and was credited with bringing Lawrence and Buchanan popularity in the United States.