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Die Schne Wittwe

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I.     Vot de yankee chap sung.     DAT pooty liddle vidow     Vot ve doshnt vish to name,     Ish still leben on dat liddle shtreet,     A doin shoost de same.     De glerks aroundt de gorners     Somedimes goes round to zee     How die tarlin liddle vitchy ees,     Und ask er how she pe.     Dey lofes her ver goot liqur,     Dey lofes her liddle shtore;     Dey lofes her little paby,     But dey lofes die vidow more.     To dalk mit dat shveet vidow,     Ven she hands das lager round,     Vill make der shap dat does id     Pe happy, vell be pound.     Dat ish if we can vell pelieve     De glerks vat drinks das beer,     Who goes in dere for noding elshe,     Put simply for to zee her.     II.     How der Breitmann cut him out.     Oh yes I know die wittwe,     Mit eyes so prite und proun!     Shes de allerschnste wittwe     Vot live in dis here down.     In her plack silk gown mine grashious!     All puttoned to de neck     Und a pooty liddle collar,     Mitout a shpot or shpeck.     Ho! clear de drack you oder fraus     You cant pegin to shine     Vhen de lofely vidder cooms along     Dis vidder ash ish mine!     Ho! clear de drack you Yankee chaps,     You Englishers und sooch,     You cant pegin to coot me out,     Mitout you dalks in Dootch.     Ich hab die schne wittwe     Schon lange nit gesehn,     Ich sah sie gestern Abend     Wohl bei dem Counter Stehn.     Die Wangen rein wie Milch and Blut     Die Augen hell und klar.     Ich hab sie sechsmal auch geksst     Potztausend! das ist wahr.

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