The film marks the last appearance of Porky Pig in a theatrical short film directed by Chuck Jones. Porky had only 3 subsequent appearances in theatrical shorts from 1959 to 1965, and two of them were cameos. Of these subsequent appearances, two were directed by Robert McKimson and one by Irv Spector.
Daffy's song is set to the tune of the 17th-century ballad "Come Lasses and Lads"; his lyrics are very loosely based on the first verse:
Come, Lasses and Lads, get leave of your Dads,
And away to the Maypole hie,
For ev'ry fair has a sweetheart there
And the fiddler's standing by.
For Willy shall dance with Jane,
And Johnny has got his Joan,
To trip it, trip it, trip it, trip it
Trip it up and down,
To trip it, trip it, trip it, trip it
Trip it up and down.
This is the third Robin Hood-themed film directed by Chuck Jones following Robin Hood Makes Good (1939) and Rabbit Hood (1949).
While singing "The Ballad of Barbara Allen", Porky does not have his characteristic stutter. He has sung many times in different cartoons, all of them with his stutter.