Clifford Grey Clifford Grey was an English songwriter, actor, librettist and Olympic medallist. Grey contributed prolifically to West End and Broadway shows, as librettist and lyricist for composers including Ivor Novello, Jerome Kern, Howard Talbot, Ivan Caryll and George Gershwin. Among his best-remembered songs are two from early in his career, in 1916: "If You Were The Only Girl In The World", "Another Little Drink Wouldn't Do Us Any Harm" and "Spread a Little Happiness".