It would be very interesting to know the history of this song. When I was very young, we used to spend summers in Barrien Springs, Michigan, and near there was a place called the House of David. (We used to go there because they had a little (!) amusement park and sold really great white chocolate ice cream in homemade cones. Anyway...) From what I understand, it was some sort of commune of a religious sect which practiced celebacy. Aside from the park and ice cream shop, I don't remember seeing anyone except VERY OLD bearded men sitting on a balcony. I suspect this was one of those sects which was founded around the end of the 1800s and was dying out for lack of interest. If anyone could shed some light on this piece of Americana, I'd be grateful.