The song is a straightforward sweetheart lyric, the kind of clean, singable material that traveled easily through early bluegrass. It was picked up almost at once by Flatt and Scruggs, who recorded it on one of their early Mercury sessions and helped carry it into the standard repertoire.

“Baby Blue Eyes” has remained a quiet favorite among traditional bands. The Nashville Bluegrass Band recorded it on their album My Native Home, one of several later groups to keep an Eanes original in circulation.