teamkitty,

Did your grandmother ever say anything to you about when, how, or from whom she learned the song? Like, whether she heard it on the stage, on a record, learned it from a friend, a parent, whatever?

What did you mean when you said "origins of this song or other lyrics?" Were there other lyrics? Did she sing more verses?

It sounds like a comic song from about the 1890s, give or take a decade or two. Any additional phrases or lines you can remember?

Bob