the song john jacob jingleheimer schmidt came from roots with vaudeville.
the song john jacob jingleheimer schmidt came from roots with vaudeville.
where does the song john jacob jingleheimer schmidt come from?
roots with vaudeville
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"john jacob jingleheimer schmidt" is a traditional children's song that originates from the united states of america. the song consists of one verse repeated over and over again while increasing in volume (or decreasing, except for the closing "da da da..." phrase) for each iteration. there are other ways of singing this song such as increasing (accelerando) or decreasing (ritardando) in tempo after each repetition. the lyrics of the song depend on who is singing.









































section::::lyrics and melody.
john jacob jingleheimer schmidt
bullet::::- the song is featured in a scene of the 1994 film "in the army now" starring pauly shore, david alan grier, andy dick, and lori petty.









































bullet::::- in the tv show "psych" episode “romeo and juliet and juliet” (2010, season 5, episode 1), shawn uses the closely related "jonathan jacob jingly smith" as he introduces gus, only to be challenged by the character's incredulous, “you're saying his name is john jacob jingleheimer schmidt?”









































bullet::::- “john jacob jingleheimer schmidt” is the name of robin williams’ character in the 1995 movie, "to wong foo, thanks for everything! julie newmar".
john jacob jingleheimer schmidt