[1] The song was written by Lester Lee and Zeke Manners, and published by Shapiro, Bernstein & Co.
[2] Though Lee and Manners are given credit for writing the song, a former bandleader from Dupont, Pennsylvania, said he had written and played the tune, though without lyrics, in the 1920s.
Paul Motiska said his composition, "The Laughing Polka", became a regional favorite after his big band, the Melodions, was featured on a Scranton radio station in 1923.
[6] In 1980, the Evening Herald of Shenandoah, Pennsylvania, editorialized on behalf of "Pennsylvania Polka" for state song, calling it "a happy, catchy tune" and "one that's been familiar to generations of people all over the country since it first swept to the top of the popular music charts way back in the early '40s".
[9] The song is also featured in the 2017 Netflix film The Polka King, and is performed by Jack Black.