The Shel Silverstein classic as performed by Great Big Sea.
A Canadian folk rock band with talent to spare they sang
traditional ballads with a modern twist to it.
Great Big Sea were quite popular from the mid 90’s
until their breakup in 2013, I remember hearing them on
the radio when camping on the Canadian border back
in the day.
They showed a sense of humor when performing, as
noted by the background comments peppered
throughout the song, especially towards the end.
As with all of Shel’s tunes this has great imagery…