the song has been covered by various artists, including r. stevie moore on his 1987 album "teenage spectacular"; poison on their 2000 album "crack a smile... and more!"; sammy kershaw on his 2010 album "better than i used to be", with his version featuring jamey johnson; black francis on the album "twistable, turnable man: a musical tribute to the songs of shel silverstein" in 2010, and jackyl on their 2012 studio album "best in show".