(The late) Maureen Stapleton was my (late) father’s cousin-in-law. I visited her a number of times backstage at Broadway plays, the Colonial Theatre in Boston (pre-Broadway), and on the set of “Queen of the Stardust Ballroom.” She was a very talented actress and a genuinely nice person.
RIP Bryan Russell, 12.3.1952 - 10.3.2016...what a "kid" he was...in Bye Bye Birdie, Emil and the Detectives and The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm being his most notable roles. His final on-screen appearance was in The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin (1967).
In 1961 Dick Whittinghill, a DJ on radio station KMPC in Los Angeles, played a version of this song with somewhat different lyrics. I have never been able to find the recording.