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Corporal Schnapps Lyrics by Bobby Horton

Homespun Songs of the Union Army, Volume 2

1990

[Verse 1]
Mine heart ish proken into little pits
I tells you, friend, what for
Mine schweetheart, von coot patriotic kirl
She trives me off mit der war
I fights for her, der pattles of the flag
I schtrikes to prove as I can
Put now long time she nix remempers me
And coes mit another man

[Chorus]
Ah! mein fraulein!
You ish so very unkind
You goes mit Hans to Germany to Leed
And leaves poor Schnapps behind
Leaves poor Schnapps behind

[Verse 2]
I march all tay, no matter if der schtorm
Pe worse ash Moses' flood
I lays all night, mеin head upon a schtump
And "sinks to schleep" in der mud
Der nightmarе comes, I catch him ferry pad
I treams I schleeps mit der Ghost
I wakes next morning frozen in der cround
So schtiff as von schtone post

[Chorus]
Ah! mein fraulein!
You ish so very unkind
You goes mit Hans to Germany to live
And leaves poor Schnapps behind
Leaves poor Schnapps behind

[Verse 3]
They kives me hart-pred, tougher as a rock
It almost preaks mine zhaw
I schplits him sometimes mit an iron wedge
And cuts him up mit a saw
Dey kives me peef, so ferry ferry salt
Like Sodom's vife, you know
I surely tinks dey put him in der prine
Von hundred years ago

[Chorus]
Ah! mein fraulein!
You ish so very unkind
You goes mit Hans to Germany to live
And leaves poor Schnapps behind
Leaves poor Schnapps behind

[Verse 4]
Py'n py we takes von city in der South
Ve schtays there von whole year
I kits me sourkraut, as much as I can eat
And blenty lager bier
I meets von lady rebel in der schtreet
So handsome effer I see
I makes to her von ferry callant pow
Put ah! She schpits on me

[Chorus]
Ah! mein fraulein!
You ish so very unkind
You goes mit Hans to Germany to live
And leaves poor Schnapps behind
Leaves poor Schnapps behind

[Verse 5]
"Hart times!" you say, "What for you folunteer?"
I tolt you, friends, what for
Mein schweetheart, von coot patriotic kirl
She trove me off mit der war
Alas! alas! Mein bretty little von
Vill schmile no more on me
Put schtill I fights der pattles of te flag
To set mein countries free

[Chorus]
Ah! mein fraulein!
You ish so very unkind
You goes mit Hans to Germany to live
And leaves poor Schnapps behind
Leaves poor Schnapps behind

About “Corporal Schnapps” by Bobby Horton

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