Guitar,Piano,Vocal,Voice - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1208056 Composed by Dave Frishberg. Arranged by John Fries. 20th Century,Blues,Jazz,Standards. Score. 2 pages. John Fries #806183. Published by John Fries (A0.1208056). Please contact me by email at jfries@ptd.net to make a special request or to find out all that I have to offer and to express your comments or concerns. Thanks, John. The first recorded use of the term was by Mae West in the 1933 film I'm no Angel: Beulah, peel me a grape.  Here's how to talk about peel me a grape!  “Daaaahlings I say, please refill my glass and peel me a grape .† She grinned and mugged it up for us gathered proletariat.  It is most often used as a sarcastic retort to a trivial request.  The song Peel Me a Grape was written by Dave Frishberg and was first released by Anita O'Day - Cal Tjader in 1962.  It was covered by Pam Bricker, Gill Manly, Karen Gallinger, Paula West and others.
