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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 mind—der 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 | |
| Vene’er 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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