I was born in 1954 in Seattle (Washington, USA) and have lived within twenty or thirty miles of my birthplace ever since except for one year (mid-67-mid-68) in Koishikawa 2-tyôme (Bunkyô-ku, Tôkyô-to, Japan) and two years (1972-4) in New Haven. I'm pretty sure my recollection of "Whistle while you work" dates to the early '60s when I lived at 2311 North 59th Street in Seattle. On the other hand I think I learned my childhood "On top of old Smoky (rubber band)" verses at the Baptist Assembly in Greenlake, Wisconsin (also early to mid-60s).

Haruo