The song "Born Free" was inspired by Joy Adamson's book of the same name. Born Free tells the true story of Elsa the lioness (who was born in captivity) and the effort to successfully return her to the wild.
A movie based on the book came out in 1966, with the theme sung by Matt Monro. Williams' version was released the following year.
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R.F.D. stands for Rural Free Delivery. In the years preceding and during the time The Andy Griffith Show was on the post office delivered mail to rural areas without extra cost to the reciever.