Cover Versions
- Ashton, Gardner and Dyke recorded a version of this song for their self-titled debut album from 1969.
- The Sorrows recorded this song in early 1969 as part of a demo album that was prepared before the release of their second album Old Songs New Songs; however, the song remained unreleased until it was included in a two-CD reissue of that album by Wooden Hill in 2009.
- David Essex recorded another version of this song for his 1993 covers album Cover Shot.
- British anarchist band Chumbawamba recorded a "minimalist" version for their 2000 album, WYSIWYG.
- The Levellers covered the song as a B-side to their single Bozos.
- It has also been performed by folksinger Martin Carthy.
- In 2008 singer songwriter Trevor Tanner released a version entitled Mr. Jones on his album Eaten By The Sea.
- In 2011 Australian bush punk act Handsome Young Strangers covered the song as a B-side to their single Sweet As A Nut and then included it on their album Here's The Thunder Lads!.
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