The Breitmann Ballads by Charles Godfrey Leland
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But der Younger bick der parrel oop und schwig him all at one.
"Bei Gott! dat settles all his dings - I know dou art mein son!" Der one has got a fader; de oder found a child. Bofe ride oopon one war-path now in pattle fierce und vild. It makes so glad our hearts to hear dat dey did so succeed- Und damit hat sein Ende DES JUNGEN BREITMANN'S LIED. BREITMANN IN MARYLAND. DER BREITMANN mit his gompany Rode out in Marylandt. "Dere's nix to trink in dis countrie; ine droat's as dry as sand. It's light canteen und haversack, It's hoonger mixed mit doorst; Und if ve had some lager beer I'd trink oontil I boorst. Gling, glang, gloria! Ve'd trink oontil ve boorst.[13] Herr Leut'nant, take a dozen men, Und ride dis land around! Herr Feldwebel, go foragin' Dill somedings goot is found. Gotts-donder! men, go ploonder! Ve hafn't trinked a bit Dis fourdeen hours! If I had beer I'd sauf oontil I shplit! |
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