<P> `` ( Up A ) Lazy River '' is a popular tune and song by Hoagy Carmichael and Sidney Arodin , published in 1930 . The melody is by Arodin , arranged and with words modified by Carmichael . It is considered a jazz standard and pop standard , and has been recorded by many artists as listed below . A bit of the song is played by Carmichael in the 1946 Oscar - winning film The Best Years of Our Lives . It can also be heard in the 1959 film Hey Boy ! Hey Girl ! . </P>
<P> `` ( Up A ) Lazy River '' is a popular tune and song by Hoagy Carmichael and Sidney Arodin , published in 1930 . The melody is by Arodin , arranged and with words modified by Carmichael . It is considered a jazz standard and pop standard , and has been recorded by many artists as listed below . A bit of the song is played by Carmichael in the 1946 Oscar - winning film The Best Years of Our Lives . It can also be heard in the 1959 film Hey Boy ! Hey Girl ! . </P>
who wrote the song up a lazy river
who wrote the song up a lazy river
Hoagy Carmichael Sidney Arodin
Hoagy Carmichael Sidney Arodin