Lyricist Ray Freedman and composer Dick Thomas wrote the song.
[3] The Dick Thomas version also reached Billboard's Best-selling Record charts attaining the No.
[4] Gene Autry sang this title song in the movie with the Cass County Boys, the first film he made after leaving military service at the end of World War II.
The song was included in the album Bing: A Musical Autobiography in 1954.
Tony Pastor also had a chart version in 1946 with his recording on the Cosmo label[9] which briefly reached the No.