The song is reprised with the slower "it's time to say goodbye" verse, at the end of each episode.
In the show's opening, the song is partially performed by the characters Dumbo and Jiminy Cricket.
The song was written by the Mickey Mouse Club host Jimmie Dodd and was published by Hal Leonard Corporation, on July 1, 1955.
Julie London covered the song on her 1967 album, Nice Girls Don't Stay for Breakfast.
A concert recording of the show was made available on the Follow That Dream Collectors' label release, Southbound - Tampa / Atlanta '75.