2 7 . ▁ ▁The ▁song ▁also ▁uses ▁phr ases ▁from ▁Count ▁Bas ie ' s ▁" Red ▁W agon ", ▁first ▁recorded ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 9 . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁H ale y ▁bi ograph ies ▁Bill ▁H ale y ▁by ▁John ▁Sw enson ▁and ▁Rock ▁Ar ound ▁the ▁C lock ▁by ▁Daw son , ▁the ▁song ▁was ▁offered ▁to ▁H ale y ▁by ▁Jimmy ▁My ers ▁in ▁the ▁w ake ▁of ▁his ▁first ▁national ▁success ▁" C ra zy ▁Man , ▁Cra zy " ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 3 , ▁after ▁being ▁copy right ed ▁with ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Library ▁of ▁Congress ▁on ▁March ▁ 3 1 . ▁H ale y ▁and ▁his ▁Com ets ▁began ▁performing ▁the ▁song ▁on ▁stage ▁( Com ets ▁bass ▁player ▁Marshall ▁L yt le ▁and ▁drum mer ▁Dick ▁Rich ards ▁say ▁the ▁first ▁performances ▁were ▁in ▁Wild wood , ▁New ▁Jersey ▁at ▁Phil ▁and ▁Edd ie ' s ▁Sur f ▁Club ), ▁but ▁Dave ▁Miller , ▁his ▁producer , ▁refused ▁to ▁allow ▁H ale y ▁to ▁record ▁it ▁for ▁his ▁Es sex ▁Records ▁label ▁( Sw enson ▁suggests ▁a ▁fe ud ▁existed ▁between ▁My ers ▁and ▁Miller ). ▁ ▁H ale y ▁himself ▁claimed ▁to ▁have ▁taken ▁the ▁sheet ▁music ▁into ▁the ▁recording ▁studio ▁at ▁least ▁twice , ▁with ▁Miller ▁ri pping ▁up ▁the ▁music ▁each ▁time . ▁Non eth eless , ▁rum ors ▁of ▁a ▁ 1 9 5 3 ▁demo ▁recording ▁by ▁H ale y ▁persist ▁to