in 1946, bandleader jack mcvea fashioned fletcher's routine into the lyrics of a song, which he recorded with his band. mcvea's record became a big hit, and fletcher, by now semi-retired, was found living in south carolina by herb abramson of national records. he made his own recording of the song, using mcvea's arrangement, which made number 3 on us "billboard" r&b chart. the song was also covered by many others including count basie, louis jordan, and pigmeat markham.