[1] A cover version by Irish group The Real McCoy was a success in Ireland.
The lyrics describe a prisoner who escapes over a wall while weighed down with a ball and chain.
Joey Small's lover, Mary Jane, had sent him a file baked inside a cake; the song ends with the sheriff going to Mary Jane's house — what happens next is left ambiguous.
[3] A cover version by Irish showband group Real McCoy was number one on the Irish Singles Chart for two weeks in January 1969.
[4][5] The B-side was "Happiness Is Love" by Sons & Lovers.