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... Who wrote the Camp Granada song lyrics "hello mudda/ hello fodda"? Allan Sherman and Lou Busch wrote the lyrics for the novelty song "Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh (A Letter from Camp)," which is set to the melody of Amilcare Ponchielli's ballet Dance of the Hours from the opera La Gioconda. Allan Sherman – Quick facts: - Released: August 1963 - Peak Chart Position: No. 2 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 - Award: Won the Grammy Award for Best Comedy Performance in 1964 - Inspiration: Sherman wrote the lyrics after receiving complaint letters from his son, Robert, who was attending Camp Champlain in Westport, New York - Cultural Impact: Selected by the Library of Congress for preservation in the National Recording Registry in 2019 The song remains a staple of summer camp culture, passed down through generations via oral tradition despite Allan Sherman's relative obscurity on oldies radio. The fictional setting, "Camp Granada," was also the subject o...