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| DER boet may sing off “Der Oldt Oaken Bookit,” | |
| Und in schveetest langvitch its virtues may tell; | |
| Und how, ven a poy, he mit eggsdasy dook it, | |
| Vhen dripping mit coolness it rose vrom der vell. | |
| I don’d take some schtock in dot manner off trinking! | 5 |
| It vas too mooch like horses und cattle, I dink. | |
| Dhere vas more sadisfactions, in my vay of dinking, | |
| Mit dot long-handled dipper dot hangs by der sink. | |
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| “How schveet from der green mossy brim to receive it”— | |
| Dot vould soundt pooty goot—eef it only vas drue— | 10 |
| Der vater schbills ofer, you petter pelieve it! | |
| Und runs down your schleeve and schlops into your shoe. | |
| Dhen down on your nose comes dot oldt iron handle, | |
| Und makes your eyes vater so gvick as a vink. | |
| I dells you dot bookit don’d hold a candle | 15 |
| To dot long-handled dipper dot hangs py der sink. | |
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| How nice it musd been in der rough vinter veddher, | |
| Vhen it settles righdt down to a cold, freezing rain, | |
| To haf dot rope coom oup so light as a feddher, | |
| Und findt dot der bookit vas proke off der chain. | 20 |
| Dhen down in der vell mit a pole you go fishing, | |
| Vhile indo your back cooms an oldt-fashioned kink; | |
| I pet you mine life all der time you vas vishing | |
| For dot long-handled dipper dot hangs by der sink. | |
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| How handy it vas schust to turn on der faucet, | 25 |
| Vhere der vater flows down vrom der schpring on der hill! | |
| I schust vas der schap dot vill alvays indorse it, | |
| Oxsbecially nighds vhen der veddher vas chill. | |
| Vhen Pfeiffer’s oldt vell mit der schnow vas all cofered, | |
| Und he vades droo der schnow drift to get him a trink, | 30 |
| I schlips vrom der hearth vhere der schiltren vas hofered, | |
| To dot long-handled dipper dot hangs by der sink. | |
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| Dhen gife oup der bookits und pails to der horses; | |
| Off mikerobes und tadpoles schust gif dhem dheir fill! | |
| Gife me dot pure vater dot all der time courses | 35 |
| Droo dhose pipes dot run down vrom der schpring on der hill. | |
| Und eef der goot dings of dis vorld I gets rich in, | |
| Und frendts all aroundt me dheir glasses schall clink, | |
| I schtill vill rememper dot oldt coundtry kitchen, | |
| Und dot long-handled dipper dot hangs by der sink. | 40 |
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