The Olson's were an older Swedish couple

Imigrants, new to our neighborhood

We met them at a neighborhood gathering

They were very nice folks, but very open people

Most Americans are much more guarded, secretive, private

When subjects came up, regardless of the topic, Sven would take the lead

He had a more European slant on politics, religion, education, even birth control

He had his perfect solution

Sven was about 5 foot 6 inches tall

Olga was 6 foot 2 inches tall, a big Swedish woman

Sven explained, in the old country, ya, we were very practical and economical with our birth control method, for shore

Before the "pill", Sven explained, we used the bucket method, ya

Olga is much taller than me, ya

So I would stand on our bucket, ya

Then we would do the okie-dokie until I was ready, ya

I would say "Olga, dear, I'm ready", ya

So then dear Olga would kick out from under my feet

The bucket, ya!