The film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song for Burl Ives 's version of the 17th-century English folk song `` Lavender Blue , '' but lost to `` Baby , It 's Cold Outside '' from `` Neptune 's Daughter '' .
The movie was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song for Burl Ives 's version of the 17th-century English folk song `` Lavender Blue '' . It lost to `` Baby , It 's Cold Outside '' from `` Neptune 's Daughter '' .