Was "Here, There, and Everywhere." a popular expression before it became the
title of a Beatles song? If yes, what is the origin of the phrase?

FYI - I'm posting the same question re: "The Long and Winding Road."

Greetings Whatda,

The earliest instance I located of the words together in the order you
cite is from Chapter 5 of Mark Twain's "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer"
published 130 years ago, in 1875:

"Mr. Walters fell to 'showing off,' with all sorts of official
bustlings and activities, giving orders, judgments, discharging
directions here, there, everywhere that he could find a target."

http://pd.sparknotes.com/lit/tomsawyer/section5.html

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Dictionary.net cites the words in the order you mention from a 1913
Webster's Dictionary:

"Note: Over, out, off, and similar adverbs, are often used in the
predicate with the sense and force of adjectives, agreeing in this
respect with the adverbs of place, here, there, everywhere, nowhere;
as, the games were over; the play is over; the master was out; his hat
is off. [1913 Webster]"

"Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)"

http://www.dictionary.net/over+again   

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Later instances (but still pre-Beatles) appear in a New York Times
crossword puzzles title listing including 4 puzzle titles of the late
40s of either "Here There Everywhere" or "Here There and Everywhere"
by different puzzle authors.  See
http://nytxword.home.mindspring.com/forty2-9b.htm

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Thanks for asking this interesting question.  I hope I've help shed
some light on your query, and that the grouping of the words was not
created by the Beatles.

Best regards,
journalist-ga


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Clarification of Answer by journalist-ga on 08 Mar 2005 14:56 PST

ADDENDUM:  My apologies - Twain's book was published in 1876 - I
mis-typed the year by accident.  I also meant to include this fact:

"Written off and on from 1872-75, Tom Sawyer was published in 1876, by
the American Publishing Co."
http://www.geocities.com/swaisman/sawyer.htm

So, it is possible the "here, there, everywhere" instance could have
been penned by Twain as early as 1872.

Best regards,
journalist-ga

Fantastic! Thank you.

We know these words were edited in "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer"
published  in 1875-76, but have being probably being used before this
book. Personally I think is very hard to detect the first time a word
or a phrase was used, because before being published or used in public
text they develop in the cultural background of people.
http://www.textrad.com/

Thank you, Whatda, for your kind words, high rating and added
generosity!  I'm delighted you are pleased with my research.  :)

Best regards,
journalist-ga

I know this phrase is also used in the film "Some Like it Hot".
Jack Lemmon says it when asked about where he has performed.