Hello, Joan

I have been aware of this song since 1961, and I have never heard anything like that. It doesn't seem very likely, does it? What if a person just happened to be singing the song absent-mindedly and triggered a whole lot of consternation?

Besides the song is about the end of the world. What would that have to do with running away?

As Q indicates, the Internet is rife with rumors like this about old songs.