[6][7] Cash Box described it as "a rhythmic, folkish ode about a guy who refuses to make any romantic promises to his girlfriend.
Nico's version was produced by Page as well, and the promo film was shot at West India Docks in London.
Other artists who have recorded this song include Norman Blake & Tony Rice, James Booker, Turley Richards, Ian Campbell Folk Group, and The Replacements.
On Lightfoot's 1975 platinum compilation LP Gord's Gold, the song appears in a re-recorded medley with "Ribbon of Darkness".
Nico's version was one of the Desert Island Discs chosen by former Smiths frontman Morrissey on the show broadcast 29 November 2009 on BBC Radio Four.