Sooo funny! My Swedish Poppa taught us this version. He lived in Chicago in the very early 1900's. We sang it on car trips and on Christmas eve as a trick for our gifts (any other Scandinavian's do that?).I thought I had blended two memories until reading that last post! His went like this... My name is Yon Yohnson. I come from Visconsin. I work for the C B and Q. I sit on the steeple and spit on the people. Oh, Yes! For the C B and Q! I do! I researched the C B and Q and believe it refers to the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad. The 'steeple'? I can't figure out!
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