On Art's recommendation, I just picked up a copy of a great songbook called Folk Songs Out of Wisconsin, which describes what music was like in Wisconsin before the first yuppies arrived. One Wisconsin song version that really struck me has a chorus that goes,

Oh well, oh well,
Oh well, and oh well,
Born is the king of Israel.

The book has lots of interesting variations like this. No "Whiskey in the Jar," though. Darn. I'd like to know what they'd do with 'Whack fol ma Daddy o' - or whatever it is.
-Joe Offer, who arrived in Wisconsin from Detroit with the first wave, 1958-