I hated this. There are so many interesting songs that would really suit Morrissey in the "country" genre and I wish he had dived a little deeper the way he usually does when doing a cover song. It's a real missed opportunity. He did much more obscure songs on California Son and if he had taken time and gotten some suggestions from people that are familiar with American folk music, country music, and maybe even blues music, the genres that came together to become rock and roll in the 1950's, he could have educated his fans a little and had some great material to work with.
This song is okay. The Lynn Anderson version was a huge hit. But it's really a pop song. And I don't like his performance. I don't understand why this was released. If he wanted to do it live I can kind of see the context for it given some of his problems in the past few years. It fits with "If You Don't Like Me Don't Look At Me," and "All You Need Is Me," so maybe the choice makes sense. But I can't even listen to this.