"Doctor, Lawyer, Indian Chief" is a popular song.
The music was written by Hoagy Carmichael, the lyrics by
Paul Francis Webster. The song was published in 1945.
The biggest-selling version of the song was recorded by
Betty Hutton on June 29, 1945. The recording was released by
Capitol Records as catalog number 220.The record first reached
the Billboard magazine charts on December 6, 1945 and lasted 17
weeks on the chart, peaking at #1.
Another recording was made by the Les Brown Orchestra on
January 6, 1946. This recording was released by Columbia
Records as catalog number 36945, with the flip side "Day by
Day". The record first reached the Billboard magazine charts on
March 7, 1946 and lasted 4 weeks on the chart, peaking at
#6.
The composer Hoagy Carmichael recorded the song for the ARA
label on October 23, 1945 (catalog number 128, with the flip
side "Am I Blue?") and for the Decca label on December 9, 1946
(catalog number 23862, with the flip side "The Old Man's
Sleepin'".
A popular British version was recorded by Carole Carr with
Geraldo and his Orchestra on September 11, 1945.