Levy's participation in the writing has been called into question; the Flashback release of the single lists only Dorsey and Blast as writers, as do the liner notes to the American Graffiti soundtrack.

[1] The song was inspired by a children's nursery rhyme, and includes session guitar player Jimmy Spruill on it.

[5] In addition to the 1973 American Graffiti soundtrack album (MCA2-8001), the song appears on the 1962 compilation Alan Freed's Top 15 (End LP 315).

and the complete recording can be heard on The Early Tapes of the Beatles, the 1984 CD reissue of this album.

[8] In 1974, John Lennon included a snippet of the song on the album Walls and Bridges with himself on vocals and piano, credited as "Dad", and his 11 year old son Julian on the snare drum.