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William Raskin (1896–1942) was a lyricist in the United States. He worked with various songwriters including Jack Mills. His songs have been recorded by numerous artists including Elvis Presley. Recordings of his songs by various groups were made on Victor and Columbia records. Various artists and groups recorded the song "That's When Your Heartaches Begin" he co-wrote.

The song "Wedding Bells Are Breaking Up That Old Gang Of Mine]]" he co-wrote charted.

Discography

• "They Cut Down the Old Pine Tree", published in 1929 by Vincent Youmans
• "I found a rose in the Devil's garden" (1921) with Fred Fisher
• "Steamboat Sal"
• "Little by Little"
• "Steamboat Sal"
• "She's Still My Baby"
• "Fifty Million Frenchmen Can't Be Wrong"
• "Wedding bells (Are breaking up that old gang of mine)"
• "The Bee Song"
• "If I give up the saxophone (Will you come back to me?)"
• "Mountains ain't no place for bad men"
• "They Cut Down the Old Pine Tree"
• "Why Do Hawaiians Sing Aloha"
• "That's when your heartaches begin"
• "I'll buy the ring and change your name to mine"
• "O, Gee, Georgie"
• "You left me out in the rain"
• "What Do We Get From Boston"
• "This one today and that one tomorrow"
• "Heaven help a sailor on a night like this"
• "When It's Moonlight in Brooklyn"
• "Rolling around in roses (Since Rosie rolled her eyes at me)"
• "I'm Making Believe That I Don't Care"
• "I'm like a bird with a broken wing (Trying to fly back home)"
• "A Choir Boy Sings All Alone Tonight"
• "Wedding bells are breaking up that old gang of mine)" (1929)
• "Mountains Ain't No Place for Bad Men"
• "When a blonde makes up her mind to do you good"
• "If I stay away too long from Carolina (I may find somebody else with Caroline)"
• "(I meet her in the moonlight but) She keeps me in the dark"
• "Rolling around in roses "
• "He may be your good man Friday (But he's mine on Saturday night) Margaret Young"