It originated with jug bands, but gained wider popularity after several 1960s contemporary folk musicians recorded it.

Gus Cannon claimed to have written the opening line, "Put your arms around me like a circle 'round the sun".

"She's a married woman, but she comes to see me all the time" is another lyric associated with Gus Cannon, which appeared in his "Minglewood Blues" recorded January 30, 1928.

[2] "Stealin'" was recorded by the San Francisco, California-based psychedelic rock band the Grateful Dead early in their career.

On October 21, 2002, the sessions appeared on the band's twelve-CD box set The Golden Road (1965-1973).