Arthur J. Mills

British lyricist and music publisher (born 1872 in Richmond, Surrey – died October 17, 1919 in Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex) A. J. Mills wrote or co-wrote the lyrics to dozens of songs between 1901 and 1919, many with his frequent collaborator, composer Bennett Scott, with whom he founded and ran a music publishing firm in London, Star Music. Hits by Mills and Scott include "By The Side Of the Zuider Zee" (1906), "Ship Ahoy! (All The Nice Girls Love A Sailor)" (1908), "Fall In And Follow Me" (1910), and "When I Take My Morning Promenade" (1912). Mills and Scott also collaborated with Fred Godfrey. The trio created popular World War I songs like "Take Me Back To Dear Old Blighty" (1916) and "Down Texas Way" (1917).