I'd uess that Edward Rump is thinking of a version of "Bei mir bist du sheyn", based on the klezmer dance tune "Volodya's Farewell to Odessa" and made famous by the Andrews Sisters:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUVEq6NC7mM
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bei_Mir_Bistu_Shein

etc - there are zillions of links on it.