Characters are portrayed as stereotypical "hillbillies," complete with tattered clothes and unkempt appearances.

Annika Ljungberg performed the vocal verses, while Göran Danielsson sang the iconic chorus (though he never appears in the music video).

While the Rednex version is a party anthem, the song is a reworking of a traditional American folk tune dating back to before the Civil War.

They claimed the band members were "rescued" from a remote, uncivilized village in Idaho and brought to Sweden.

Directed by , the official music video was famously styled after Nirvana’s "Smells Like Teen Spirit".