Who Stole the Kishka?

"Who Stole the Kishka?"
Song
Form polka
Composer(s) Walter Dana
Lyricist(s) Walt Solek
Language English
Music sample
Who Stole the Keeshka?
A 16 second clip from Frankie Yankovic's "Who Stole the Keeshka?"

Who Stole the Kishka?, originally spelled "Who Stole the Keeshka?" is a traditional polka tune, written by Walter Dana (music),[1] and by Walter Solek (lyrics), and recorded and performed by various bands. One popular version was familiar to American radio audiences from a 1963 recording by Grammy award-winning polka artist Frankie Yankovic.

According to an obituary for Walt Solek who wrote and recorded the song, "Keeshka always gets the crowd going at a Polkaholics show as it has since it was recorded in the 1950s with English lyrics!"[2]

The song ends with the pleading refrain "but please bring back my kishka".

References

  1. ↑ Martin, Douglas (March 13, 2000). "Walter Dana, Polka Promoter, Dies at 96". The New York Times (March 13). Retrieved 2008-12-24.
  2. ↑ It's no joke Notice of Walter Solek's passing on Extreme Polka website http://polkaboy.typepad.com/polkaholics/2005/04/its_no_joke.html
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