Da Yoopers Johnny Peckanen Lyrics

Johnny Peckanen Lyrics

1. HIS NAME IS JOHNNY PECKANEN  

HE WAS HATCHED UP IN AHMEEK 

WORKED THE WHITE PINE COPPER MINE 

SEVEN DAYS A WEEK 

WHEN COPPER TOOK A NOSE DIVE  

HE GOT HIS WALKING PAPERS 

HAD TO SELL THE FAMILY FARM  

JUST TO TRY TO MAKE ‘ER 

CHORUS:  

HE'S YOOPANESE, YOOPANESE,  

A VERY SPECIAL BREED 

DAGO, FIN, COUSIN JACK,  

GERMAN, FRENCH AND SWEDE 

HE GREW UP WITH THE MAKI BOYS  

IN BUMBLE TOWN LOCATION 

HE DUG THE ORE AND CUT THE TREES  

THAT BUILT THIS MIGHTY NATION 



2. HE MOVED DOWN TO MILWAUKEE,  

NO CALL BACKS FROM THE MINE 

THEY WERE HIRING AT THIS FACTORY  

SO HE WENT AND STOOD IN LINE 

THE BOSS SAID, “HAY, WE'RE YOU FROM?�  

JOHNNY SAID, “YOOPERLAND USA" 

THE BOSS SAID, “GO GET YOUR BUCKET YOOPER!"  

"YOU START TO WORK TODAY!� 

"I'VE ALWAYS HIRED YOOPERS,"  

"WE GET ALONG SO WELL" 

"THEY'RE HONEST AND DEPENDABLE,"  

"AND ALWAYS WORK LIKE HELL" 

"THEY KNOW THE VALUE OF A DIME,"  

"AND DON'T EXPECT NOTHING FREE" 

"YOU KNOW ANY OTHER YOOPERS,"  

"TELL ‘EM THEY CAN WORK FOR ME!" 



CHORUS:  

WE'RE YOOPANESE, YOOPANESE,  

A VERY SPECIAL BREED 

DAGO, FIN, COUSIN JACK,  

GERMAN, FRENCH AND SWEDE 

WE GREW UP WITH THE MAKI BOYS  

IN BUMBLE TOWN LOCATION 

WE DUG THE ORE AND CUT THE TREES  

THAT BUILT THIS MIGHTY NATION 



3. HE STARTED UP A FAMILY,  

MOVED BACK TO YOOPERLAND 

GOT A JOB AT HOUGHTON TECH  

SWEEPING UP THE SAND 

HE SAID, “LIVING IN THE OLE’ UP"  

"IS THE LIFE FOR ME� 



CHORUS: 

I'M YOOPANESE, YOOPANESE,  

DON'T PUT A STAMP ON ME  

IRISH, JEWISH, INDIAN,  

WE'RE ALL THE SAME YOU SEE 

WE HAVE TWELFTH GRADE EDUCATION'S  

AND BACHELORS DEGREES 

RICH AND POOR, MIDDLE CLASS,  

WE'RE ALL YOOPANESE