Written by Payne under the pseudonym Pat Patterson. Although Hazlewood did not record the song until 2006, it is very much connected to him. The song was originally published by his Gregmark Music and first recorded by Loy Clingman, who, along with Hazlewood, was part of the 1950s and 1960s Phoenix music scene. It was also recorded by Hazelwood acquaintance Buddy Long and protege Sanford Clark.