Ken Curtis made two appearances on Have Gun Will Travel, the last of which, in the 4th season, came in the episode, "Love's Young Dream". Curtis plays Monk, a trail bum who inherits a portion of a gambling house in San Francisco. All he needs now to make everything complete is the love of a woman.
The majority owner of the house isn't too fond, but, as you'll see, Monk wins her over with a rendition of "Fare Thee Well".
The poster misidentified the song, going only by other lyrics. And, yes, Curtis did have a few opportunities to sing in character as Festus on Gunsmoke. As you've seen, once he begins to sing, his character voice disappears to make way for the refined crooner. Kind of like Jim Nabors a few years later (Gomer Pyle USMC).
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