Hans Breitmann's Ballads - Softcover

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1869 - CONTENTS PAGE - HANSB REITMANNPAS RTY, . . 5 BREITRIAN IN N BATTLE, F 1 BREITMAN I N N MARYLAND, . . 13 BREITBIAN A N S A BU UMER . , . 17 BREITMAN I N N KANSAS, . 22 DIE SCEI ENWE ITTIVE, . . 2G BREITMAN A N N D THE TURNERS, . 28 BALLAD, . 31 HANSB REITBIANNCSH RISTNAS, . 83 DEE FREISCHUETZ, . 41 HANSB REITNANANB OUTT OWN, . - 47 SCHNITZERLPHSI LOSOPEDE-PARFDITR SDT . , 53 IV. How BREITRTA A N N N D SCHRII W T ERE REPORTE T D O BE LOG-ROLLIN . G , . S3 Jr. How THEY HELD THE MASS MEETING, Q7 TI. BREITMANNGSR EATS PEECH, . S9 T-11. THE AUTHORA SSERTS TH E VAST I N Hans Breitmanns Party. ANS BREITMAN gif N e a barty, Dey had biano-blayin I felled in lofe mit a Dlerican frau, Her name vas Rladilda Tane. She hat haar as prown ash a pretzel, Her eyes vas himmel-plue, Und ven dey looket indo mine, Dey shplit mine heart in two. Hans Breitmann gife a barty, I vent dere youll pe pound. I valtzet mit Rladilda Yane Und vent shpinnen round und round. De pootiest Fraeulein in de House, She vayed pout dwo hoondred pound, Und efery dime she gife a shoomp She make de vindows sound. Hans Breitmann gife a barty, I dells you it cost him dear. Dey rolled in more ash sefen kecks Of foost-rate Lager Beer. Und venefer dey knocks de shpicket in De Deutschers gifes a cheer. I dinks dat so vine a barty, Nefer coom to a het dis year. 5 Hans Breitmann gife a barty Dere all vas Souse und Brouae, Ven de sooper conied in, de gompany Did make demselfs to house D ey ate daa Brot and Gensy broost, De Bratwurst and Bratcn fine, Und vash der Abendessen down Mit four parrels of Neckarwein. Hans Breitmann gife a barty We all cot troonk ash bigs. I poot mine mout to a parrel of bier Und emptied it oop n i a t schwigs. Und denn I gissed Bladilda Yane Und she shlog me on de kop, Und de gompany fited nlit dsple-leeks Dill de coonshtable made oos shtop. Hans Breitmann gife a barty-TVhere ish dat barty now Where ish de lofely golden cloud Dat float on de moundsins prow Where ish de himmelstrahlende Stern-De shtar of de shpirits light All goned afay mit de Lager Beer-Afay in de ewigkeit Breitmann in Battle. - 1- m frtpfre nnsfnlptre Sfreitnm rf gitfrie bigmm pfutrc erjagere lobnm. dinks Ill go a fitin-outspoke der Breitemann, Its eighdeen hoonderd fordy eight since I kits swordt in hand Dese fourdeen years mit Hecker all roostin I haf been, Boot. now I kicks der Teufel oop and goes for sailin in. If you go land out-rid, said Caspar Pickletongue, Poost ding you knows you cooms across some repels prave and young, Away down Sout in Tixey, deyll split you like a clamM- For dat, spoke out der Breitmann, I doos not gare one tarn TTho der Teufel pes de repels nnd vhere dey kits deir sass, If dey make a run on Breitmann hell soon let out de 6 s Ill shplit dem like kartoffels Ill slog em on de kop Ill set de plackguarts roonin so dey dont know vhere to shtjop. 7 Und den outshpoke der Breitmann, mit his schlaeger py his side 6-Porvarts, my pully landsmen its dime to run und ride Will riden, will fighten-der Copitain 1 11 pe, rie Its sporn und horn und saddle now-all in de Cavall-Und ash dey rode troo TQinchester, so herrlich to pe seen, Dere coomed some repel cavallrie a riden on de creen Xit a sassy repel Dootchman-an colonel in gommand Says he, L Vot Teufel makes you here in dis mein Paderland Youre dressed oop like a shentleman mit your plack guard Yankee crew, You mudsills and meganics Der Teufel put you troo Old Yank you ought to shtay at home und dake your liddle horn, JIit some oldt voomans for a noorse7-der Breitmann laugh mit shkorn...