This is how Yodeling first began---------------------------Back in the days when a 'Travelling salesman' really travelled the country, a 'travelling man's' car broke down, way out in the country. There were no cellphones or phones to call AAA even if there had been a AAA then. He walked miles to the nearest farmer's house and asked him if he could 'Put him up' for the night. The farmer said he had no place in the house, but he could sleep in the barn, if he liked. They had supper, the Farmer, his wife, and a beautiful shapely young daughter. He retired to the barn, and the tired farmer went upstairs to bed. After a while the beautiful young daughter said to her Mom,'I think I'll take that nice man a glass of milk'. She did, and a good while later, she came back in the house, with straws of hay in her disheveled hair, and went to bed. Ma sat around a while, then decided she would take him a piece of the nice warm cake she had just made. A long while later, she comes back in the house, with more hay straws in her hair & retires. Next morning at breakfast Pa comes down, and asks if he should take the guy out some breakfast. Ma said he had just left going up the mountain. The daughter lets out a moan, 'I love him ! I wanted to tell him goodbye before he left.' Ma said, 'He's goin' up the mountain, now', By then pa is getting suspicious & says,' I'll get that S.O.B for messing with my daughter!!' Grabs his shotgun and takes off after him. He sees him way up on the mountain and Yells, ' I'll get you for messing with my daughter '!! The man put his hand cupped around his mouth and as he disappeared over the crest of the mountain, yells back------------------------- ' I--laid--the ol--ladee, too'

That's not how my father told me that joke in 1963.

It was a Swiss thing.

"I diddled the old lady too" was the version I heard.