<Ul> <Li> Joseph McCarthy </Li> <Li> Howard Johnson </Li> <Li> James V. Monaco </Li> </Ul> <Li> James V. Monaco </Li> <P> "What Do You Want to Make Those Eyes at Me For?" is a song written by Joseph McCarthy, Howard Johnson and James V. Monaco in 1916 . It was released in 1917 by Ada Jones and Billy Murray on Victor Records (catalogue number 18224). </P> <P> It became a UK hit in 1959 when a doo - wop version, produced by Michael Barclay, became a number one hit for Emile Ford and the Checkmates over the Christmas and New Year of 1959 / 60, having overtaken Adam Faith's' What Do You Want?' . Its stay in the UK Singles Chart began on 31 October 1959 and lasted 17 weeks . The last chart - topper of the 1950s, it retained the number one position for the first three weeks of 1960 until it was replaced by Michael Holliday's' Starry Eyed' on 29 January 1960 . </P>

Who sang what do you want to make them eyes at me for