Desu is the present positive form of 'be': is. Ka is a question marker when the last sound in a sentence. Japanese grammar also puts desu at the end of sentences. So 'desu ka' is just a combination of the two. I could mean 'isn't it', but that's just a lose translation, I believe.
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Most Sons of the Pioneers fans who have read Ken Griffis book, Hear My Song, are familiar with the story of how Tumbling Tumbleweeds came to be written. In the fall of 1932, Bob Nolan wrote a poem titled Tumbling Leaves. Later Bob added music and the Sons of the Pioneers began singing the song on their radio broadcasts. Since Tumbling Leaves didnt have a western lyric, the words were changed slightly to Tumbling Tumbleweeds.