Afghanistan (song)

"Afghanistan" is a popular song written by Harry Donnelly and William A. Wilander and published by Gilbert & Friedland Inc. in 1920. It has notably been recorded by Zez Confrey, Prince's Dance Orchestra, and the Lopez and Hamilton's Kings of Harmony.

Writing and composition
The song was written by Harry Donnelly and William A. Wilander. It tells a story about Afghanistan of an Afghan Hindu woman and a man seeking to marry her, evoking imagery of elephants, temples, and the Afghan landscape. The cover art was drawn by noted sheet music cover artists the Starmers.