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I HAF von funny leedle poy, | |
Vot gomes schust to mine knee; | |
Der queerest chap, der createst rogue, | |
As efer you dit see. | |
He runs und schumps und schmashes dings | 5 |
In all barts off der house; | |
But vot off dot? he vas mine son, | |
Mine leedle Yawcob Strauss. | |
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He get der measles und der mumbs, | |
Und efferyding dot s oudt; | 10 |
He sbills mine glass off lager-bier, | |
Poots snoof indo mine kraut; | |
He fills mine pipe mit Limberg cheese | |
Dot vas der roughest chouse; | |
I d take dot from no oder poy | 15 |
But little Yawcob Strauss. | |
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He dakes der milk-ban for a dhrum | |
Und cuts mine cane in two | |
To make der schticks to beat it mit | |
Mine cracious! dot vas drue. | 20 |
I dinks mine hed vas schplit abart, | |
He kicks oup sooch a touse; | |
But neffer mindder poys vas few | |
Like dot young Yawcob Strauss. | |
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He ask me questions sooch as dose: | 25 |
Who baints mine nose so red? | |
Who vas it cuts dot schmoodth blace oudt | |
Vrom der hair upon mine hed? | |
Und vhere der plaze goes vrom der lamp | |
Veneer der glim I douse; | 30 |
How gan I all dose dings eggsblain | |
To dot schmall Yawcob Strauss? | |
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I somedimes dink I shall go vild | |
Mit sooch a grazy poy, | |
Und vish vonce more I gould haf rest, | 35 |
Und beaceful dimes enshoy; | |
But ven he vas ashleep in ped, | |
So guiet as a mouse, | |
I brays der Lord, Dake anydings, | |
But leaf dot Yawcob Strauss. | 40 |
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