What does the title of the song have to do with the lyrics?
Well, "Susquehanna Hat Company" is the name of an old vaudeville routine where a comedian asks a man for directions to the hat company only to have the man go berserk because of a tragedy that occurred to a relative at the company. Every person the comedian asks has had a terrible experience with the hat company and, inevitably, the comedian is beaten up simply for mentioning the name.
The Three Stooges did a variation of this routine in which the words "Niagra Falls" are substituted for the hat company which provoke the memorable phrase "Slowly I turn...step by step..."
What does the title of the song have to do with the lyrics?
Well, "Susquehanna Hat Company" is the name of an old vaudeville routine where a comedian asks a man for directions to the hat company only to have the man go berserk because of a tragedy that occurred to a relative at the company. Every person the comedian asks has had a terrible experience with the hat company and, inevitably, the comedian is beaten up simply for mentioning the name.
Here's a clip of Abbott & Costello performing the routine from their film IN SOCIETY (1944): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=THZV5g1CNZM
The Three Stooges did a variation of this routine in which the words "Niagra Falls" are substituted for the hat company which provoke the memorable phrase "Slowly I turn...step by step..."