Cover Versions
- The Tanner Sisters with Orchestra recorded their version in London on April 1, 1951. It was released by EMI on the His Master's Voice label as catalog number B 10071.
- The Pinetoppers, featuring vocal chorus by The Beaver Valley Sweethearts, (Coral Records, No. 64061, not dated).
- In 1961, Teresa Brewer recorded a version of this song on the album Songs Everybody Knows.
- The Migil Five sang a bluebeat tempo version of the song - a UK hit in 1964.
- Ray Stevens recorded the song in 1975 for his mostly pop-standards cover album, Misty.
- Donna Fargo took a shortened country version to #9 on the Billboard Country Chart in 1977.
- In 1993, Dutch group Roots Syndicate (nl:Roots Syndicate) released a reggae cover, which featured on an advertisement for Centraal Beheer in the early 1990s.
- The Swedish comedian Povel Ramel wrote a Swedish-language version of the song called Småfoglarne (The little birds), which contained a large number of puns on birds' names. It was performed and recorded by Ramel and Martin Ljung.
- Foster and Allen recorded the song in 2004 for their album By Special Request.
| Preceded by If |
Cash Box magazine best selling record chart #1 record April 21–May 12, 1951 |
Succeeded by On Top of Old Smoky |
| Preceded by On Top of Old Smoky |
Cash Box magazine best selling record chart #1 record May 26, 1951 |
Succeeded by On Top of Old Smoky |
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