After Hitler's death at the end of World War II, later versions changed the first line to the past-tense: "Hitler, he only had one ball". Other postwar variations of the first line included "only one big ball", "only one brass ball" and "only one left ball" (which latter folklorist Greg Kelley of the University of Guelph-Humber calls "a curious description, given that having one left testicle is considered the norm"). Another variation, "only one meat ball", emerged in the mid-1940s after The Andrews Sisters version "One Meat Ball". Some variants used by children replace "Go-balls" with a mispronunciation of "Goebels",or a fictional character, "Joe Balls".
After Hitler'.s death at the end of World War II, later versions changed the first line to the past-tense: "Hitler, he only had one ball". Other postwar variations of the first line included: "only one big ball", "only one ,brass ball" and "only one left ball" (which latter folklorist Greg Kelley of the University of Guelp.h-Humber calls "a curious description, given that having one left testicle is considered the norm"). Another variat?ion, "only one meat ball", emerged in the mid-1940s after The Andrews Sisters version "One Meat Ball". Some variants used by children replace "Go-balls" with a mispronunciation of "Goebels",or a fictional character, "Joe Balls".