ZWEI LAGER.
- Der night vas dark as anyding,
- Ven at mine door two vellers ring,
- Und say, ven I ask who vas dhere,
- "Git oup und git" — und den dey schvear-
- "Zwei lager."
- I says, "Tis late: schust leaf mine house,
- Und don'd pe making sooch a towse!"
- Dey only lauft me in der face,
- Und say, "Pring oudt, ' Old Schweizerkase,'
- Zwei lager."
- I dold dem dot der bier vas oudt;
- But dose two snaps set oup a shout,
- Und said no matter if 'tvas late,
- Dot dey moost haf "put on der schlate!
- Zwei lager.
- "Oh! go avay, dot is goot poys,"
- Mine moder says, "und schtop der noise:"
- But sdill dem vellers yellt avay;
- Und dis vas all dot dey vould say, —
- "Zwei lager."
- "Vot makes you gome I" mine taughter said,
- "Ven beoples all vas in deir ped:
- Schust gome to-morrow ven you're dhry."
- But dem two plackguards sdill did cry,
- "Zwei lager."
- "Vot means you by sooch dings as dese
- I go und calls for der boleese,"
- Says SchneigeH'ritz, who lifs next door:
- Dey only yellt more as pefore.
- "Zwei lager."
- " You schust holdt on a leedle vhile,"
- Says mine Katrina mit a schmile:
- "I vix dose shaps, you pet my life,
- So dey don'd ask off Pfeiffer's vife
- Zwei lager."
- Den righdt avay she got a peese
- Of goot und schtrong old Limburg cheese,
- Und put it schust outside der door;
- Und den ve didn't hear no more
- "Zwei lager."
