"The Old Lamp-Lighter" is a popular song.

The music was written by Nat Simon, the lyrics by Charles Tobias. The song was published in 1946.

Several versions of the song made the best-seller charts in 1946-1947:

The most popular recording, by Sammy Kaye, was released by RCA Victor Records as catalog number 20-1963. It first reached the Billboard magazine Best Seller chart on November 8, 1946 and lasted 14 weeks on the chart, peaking at #1.

The recording by Kay Kyser was released by Columbia Records as catalog number 37095. It first reached the Billboard magazine Best Seller chart on November 22, 1946 and lasted 11 weeks on the chart, peaking at #3.

The recording by Hal Derwin was released by Capitol Records as catalog number 288. It first reached the Billboard magazine Best Seller chart on December 6, 1946 and lasted 2 weeks on the chart, peaking at #6. This was Derwin's only charted hit.

Later it was a major country-pop hit for The Browns. The single was released in March of 1960, and went on to become a major top-ten hit on the US pop singles charts, peaking at #5, as well as on the country charts.