Mehoopany and Meshoppen
A couple of Pennsylvania towns
Where the boys wear denim and the
Girls wear gingham gowns
Up in the mountain country
All the year round
Your head is in the clouds
While your feet are on the ground
Old General Sullivan, as the story’s told
Blazed himself a trail through here
With men both brave and bold
The Indians and the White Man
Couldn’t get along
So the Indians danced a war dance
And sang this little song
Many years later
The song can still be heard
It might sound wacky
And a little bit absurd
But just you let a maiden
Show her dimpled knee
And watch all the fellas
As they take a look to see
Sing ya-ho dilly ho-ho
Ya-ho diddly oh-ho-oh
—Song by a blanket owner
Charles Reis Smith
Written c. 1960
- 64.
Willa R. Vogel &Abraham Smith - Hornby, NY