Can't say I'm impressed by the lyrics, although I would guess Salena Jones would make a good job of them.

There are a few other instrumental hits that had lesser known vocal versions. I can remember these for starters:

Stranger on the Shore (original instrumental version by Acker Bilk; vocal version by Michael London)

Spanish Flea (orig instr version by Herb Alpert; vocal version by Kathy Kirby)

Cast Your Fate To The Wind (orig instr Sounds Orchestral; vocal version Shelby Flint)

I think the last vocal version was a US hit but the other two didn't make the charts in the UK or US, unlike the original instrumental versions. Kathy Kirby charted with her vocal version of Dance On, but the Shadows' instrumental version (released about the same time) was a bigger hit (reached UK top 3).

Can anyone think of any more? (Sorry this is off topic, maybe I should have started a separate thread)