The Breitmann Ballads by Charles Godfrey Leland
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"De magic balls! oh, vot is dat?" "I cot soom in my hoontin' hat; Dey're plack as kohl, und shoodt so drue: Oh, dem's de kindt of balls for you. "You see dat eagle vlyin' high, Ein hoondred miles oop in de sky; Shoot at dat eagle mit your bix, You kills hin tead ash doonderblix!" "I ton't pelieve de dings you say." "You fool," says Kasp, "denn plaze afay!" He plazed afay, vhen, sure as plood, Down coom de eagle in de mud. "O was ist das?" said Maxerl Schmit: "Vhy! dat's de eagle vot you hit. You kills him vhen you plaze afay; Boot dat's a ding you nix verstay. "Und you moost go to make dem balls To de Wolf's Glen vhen mitnight valls. Dow know'st de shpot-alone und late"- "Oh ja-I know shim ganz foost-rate! "Boot denn I does not like to co Among dem dings." Says Kasp, "Ach, 'sho! I'll help you fix dem tyfel chaps, Like a goot veller-dake some schnapps!" |
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