The ABC recording of the song is done in the style of the Lubbock sound, made popular by Buddy Holly and the Crickets in the late 1950s; the strumming pattern, tempo, drumming, and chords (both songs are in the key of A) bear particularly strong resemblance to the Crickets' “Peggy Sue"; Roe's vocals are similar to Holly's.
The song became the title track of Tommy Roe's debut studio album, Sheila, in 1962.
On October 25, 1962, a live recording was made for the BBC radio programme Here We Go, to be broadcast the next day.
French female singer Annie Chancel recorded the song in 1962, and since then used Sheila as her pseudonym.
The parody was released on a 45 record, to raise funds to assist in caring for these homeless, many of whom were abandoned after the electoral takeover failed.
Several leaders of the Rajneesh movement, including Sheela, were arrested in connection with a bioterror attack perpetrated by members of the group.