My Friends the Germans
DESCRIPTION: "The Germans are a noble race, and of that race I'll sing, They love their pas, they love their mas, they idolize their king." The singer knows many languages, but "the tongue of the Fatherland Almost dislocates my jaw." He insults German wine and music
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1927 (Finger-FrontierBallads)
KEYWORDS: nonballad humorous food drink
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REFERENCES (1 citation):
Finger-FrontierBallads, pp. 173-174, "My Friends the Germans" (1 text)
Roud #8835
File: Fing173
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