Complex sentence: The song was written by Lonnie Donegan and Jimmy Currie and on first release was a very popular song for Jones, peaking at number 49 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 28 on the Adult Contemporary/Easy Listening chart.
Split into simpler sentences: The song was written by Lonnie Donegan and Jimmy Currie. On first release it peaked at number 49 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 28 on the Adult Contemporary/Easy Listening chart.