Die Schone Wittwe
(De Pooty Vidow.)
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Vot de Yankee Chap Sung
DAT pooty liddle vidow
Vot ve dosh’nt 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 liquoer,
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, ve’ll 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.