Johnny Peckanen Lyrics - Singles - Da Yoopers

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 

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 

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