FP, the dialect is from German, not English, so it really makes no sense in English. The Amish speak the dialect but their liturgical readings are in high German, as are their hymns. In Sunday school, children learn Bible stories in grammar books teaching German. As noted above, some of their novelty songs and stories are in the dialect, heavily interlaced with English. Some of their favorite jokes are on themselves and their language and the confusion it causes among non-Amish, the 'hoche', the 'high ones'.

One story goes: a man comes to an Amish farm and asks the farm wife, "Where is your husband? She says, Out in back of the bastard.(pasture) He persists,I want to buy some heifers. She says, My heffars are all full of lardvark. (My crocks are full of applebutter) He says, Oh, go to Hell. Fah de vell, she responds, cheerily. (good bye)

Or, on the train, an Amish woman beckons a porter. "I want a kissy, please" (pillow) He smiles and taps his cheek, "Here?" She says, No, and slaps her rear, "Here".

These are the stories a kid doesn't forget!