The song was a hit in 1926 for: "Whispering" Jack Smith; Cliff Edwards; Paul Whiteman; and the band the Ipana Troubadors (vocal by Franklyn Baur).

[2] Also in the 1950s, a version was released by Peter Pan Records, with "Rock-a-Bye Your Baby with a Dixie Melody" on the reverse side of the single.

[11] The English football club Charlton Athletic play Billy Cotton's version of the song as the team come out on to the pitch at their home ground The Valley.

From Sesame Street, Robin says the title of the song during the end of the Elmo's World episode "Birds" before she leaves out the window The song is sung by the title character in the final episode of Reilly, Ace of Spies.

In the season 2 episode 5 of Ally McBeal, Vonda Shepard performed a cover of this song.