I love their version too. It is the first version I ever heard of it. I was just about 10 years old, kept the radio tuned to KRLA (the Rock & Roll station in LA at the time), when I heard this wierd music, couldn't understand hardly a word, but it sure was on fire! Not like anything by Little Richard or Buddy Holly.
Not being able to duplicate Jimmie Rodger's yodeling, they substituted the "Yaw ha ha ha ha ha, Yaw ha ha ha", which I thought was crazy/wonderful.
It was years later that I discovered Jimmie Rodgers, (who is NOT Jimmie Rodgers 'Kisses Sweeter Than Wine'), and heard the truth.
It was similar to when I found out all those early Rolling Stones hits were rip offs of tunes by real bluesmen like Elmore James and Howlin' Wolf. Before that, I actually thought Mick Jagger wrote 'It Hurts Me Too'.
"I actually thought Mick Jagger wrote 'It Hurts Me Too'. "
LOL - I love to find originals & compare newer versions of music.
When I was a youngster, one of my favorite activities was doing jazz improv (not very well, lol).
My band played tunes from the big bands like Tommy Dorsey, Glen Miller, Count Basie, Dave Brubeck, Buddy Rich, Louis Armstrong, etc.
Aaaah - those were the good ol' days.