Whistling Jack Smith I Was Kaiser Bill’s Batman 1967 Odd video of the day- why do I know this song? Do you? “I Was Kaiser Bill’s Batman” was a hit single in 1967 composed by British songwriters #RogerCook and #RogerGreenaway . It was a novelty record, performed mostly by whistling. The name Whistling Jack Smith, credited on the most commercially successful recording, was a play on the name of the baritone singer of the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s, Whispering Jack Smith. #whistlingjacksmith #iwaskaise