“Bei Mir” was originally written in Yiddish—a German dialect written in the Hebrew script. The English lyrics were written by Sammy Cahn and Saul Chaplin, both of whom were sons of Jewish immigrants from Eastern Europe.
I’ve always been more familiar with the Benny Goodman version of the tune. Martha Tilton on vocal. Didn’t even know the Andrews had their first hit with it until a few years back.
Saw Patty at an event about twenty years ago. It was weird when her ornery sister Maxine passed away a few years back, and the media gave it a ton of coverage, as if it were the end of an era, basically ignoring the fact that Patty was still very much around and very much kicking.