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