Just to add another version into the mix, this is how it was taught to me by my brother-in law who learned it growing up in St.Louis. I am looking for som simple guitar chords to go with it.
JOHNNY REBECK

There was a jolly Dutchman his name was Johnny Rebeck
He was a dealer in sausages, sauerkraut and speck
One day he invented a wonderful sausage machine
Now all the neighbor’s cats and dogs will never more be seen


REFRAIN: Oh Mister Johnny Rebeck, how could you be so mean
I told you you’d be sorry for inventing that machine
Now all the neighbors cats and dogs will never more be seen
For they were all ground into sausages in Johnny Rebeck’s machine

One day a boy went walking he walked into a store
He bought a dozen sausages and laid them on the floor
The boy began to whistle he whistled up a tune
And all the little sausages danced around the room

Refrain

One day the machine got busted, the darn thing wouldn’t go
So Johnny Rebeck he climbed inside to see what made it so
His wife she had a nightmare and while walking in her sleep
She gave the crank a heck of a yank and Johnny Rebeck was meat

Refrain