The Exotic Guitars : NOW IS THE HOUR/ I WAS KAISER BILL'S BATMAN

I WAS KAISER BILL'S BATMAN was written by Roger Greenaway and Roger Cook and was originally titled TOO MUCH BIRDSEED. 

Record producer Noel Walker recorded it as a single for Deram Records in 1967, using studio musicians and the Mike Sammes Singers. According to most sources, John O'Neill, a trumpeter and singer with the Mike Sammes Singers who was known for his whistling skill, whistled on the record, though other sources credit Noel Walker.

The recording reached #5 on the UK singles chart in March 1967, staying in the chart for 12 weeks. In America, this novelty cut peaked at #20 on the Billboard Hot 100.

That same year, Pat Boone recorded his own take on the song. This take by The Exotic Guitars arrived three years later.