is a song composed by Abe Olman (1887–1984), lyricized by Ed Rose (pseudonym for Edward Smackels Jr.; 1875–1935),[3] and published by Forster Music Publisher, Inc.
[4][5] Under the Copyright Term Extension Act (1998), the sheet music is in the public domain, as is all music published in the U.S. prior to 1923.
Its melody and structure form the basis of a self-calling circle dance, using square dance steps and popular in summer camps.
According to an August 1945 United Press article, Ed Rose wrote the song when his friends, Mr. and Mrs. John Hansen of Akron, Ohio, began dating while attending college in Indiana.
They were so conspicuously in love that Rose, also their classmate, wrote the song about them and presented them with the original manuscript.