Brien - what part of the world were you living in when your mother sang it to you? I wonder if this started in New York State or not...

I live near Niagara Falls, but have not heard or seen the song until this and another recent thread. The man it was collected from in California (1938) had lived most of his life in CA and ID, so he was a long way from the Falls. Anyone else remember this song from childhood, and if so, where we you (geographically)?