Love this thread. Thanks for all the info, folks! My uncle taught me this song as a young boy and I've been wondering about it.

To clear up the inaccurate account of Drew Carey and the Drew Carey Show from JohninKansas: The Drew Carey Show was a popular show that ran for 9 years and over 200 episodes in the US. It had absolutely nothing to do with That 70s Show, being as the former came out four years before the latter, not the other way around as you've been told. Although the last few years fell flat, it was consistently in the top 25 television shows during years 2 through 5. It was set in Cleveland, Carey's hometown, and helped a lot of people launch their careers.

Craig Ferguson, the Scottish comedian, got his American break on the show. Other show costars are still on television, most noticeably on Cougar Town (Christa Miller) and Two And A Half Men (Ryan Stiles).

Drew Carey is also a philanthropist and has donated hundreds of thousands of dollars to local libraries, something those of us from his home state are proud of. Additionally, he's an award-winning comedian and has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

When he has the time he promotes soccer to an American audience by working as a photojournalist for the US Soccer Team. He is also beginning to focus on advocacy journalism, for which he's also won awards.

The best thing about him? He's not from Kansas.