In their album notes for "Spencer the Rover is Alive and Well and Living In Ithaca New York", John Roberts and Tony Barand wrote of "The Jolly Poacher". "This is the sort of song you learn in grammar school, and think is corny and crummy. Then you realize it's the grammar school that's corny and crummy." That same album includes "Shine Your Buttons With Brasso", which English children also sing in grammar school.