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I've come shust now to tells you how
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I goes mit regimentals,
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To SCHLAUCH dem voes of Liberty,
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Like dem old Continentals,
Vot fights mit England, long ago,
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To save de Yankee Eagle;
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Un now I gets mine sojer clothes,
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I'm going to fight mit Sigel.
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Yaw! daus is drue, I shpeaks mit you,
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I'm going to fight mit Sigel.
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Ven I comes from de Deutsche Countree,
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I vorks somedimes at baking;
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Den I keeps a lager bier saloon,
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Un den I goes shoe-making;
But now I was a sojer been
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To save the Yankee Eagle;
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To SCHLAUCH dem tam Secession volks,
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I'm going to fight mit Sigel.
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Yaw! daus is drue, I shpeaks mit you,
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I'm going to fight mit Sigel.
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I gets EIN tam big rifle guns,
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Un puts him to mine shoulder,
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Den march so bold, like a big jack-horse,
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Un may been someding bolder;
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I goes off mit de volunteers,
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To save de Yankee Eagle;
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To give dem Rebel vellers fits,
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I'm going to fight mit Sigel.
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Yaw! daus is drue, I shpeaks mit you,
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I'm going to fight mit Sigel.
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Dem Deutshen mens, mit Sigel's band,
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At fighting have no rival;
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Un ven Cheff Davis' mens we meet,
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Ve SCHLAUCH 'em like de tuyvil;
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Dere's only von ting vot I fear,
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Ven pattling for de Eagle:
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I vont get not no lager bier,
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Ven I goes to fight mit Sigel.
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Yaw! daus is drue, I shpeaks mit you,
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I'm going to fight mit Sigel.
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For rations dey gives salty pork,
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I dinks dat was a great sell;
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I petter likes de SOUR KROUT,
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De SWITZER KAISE un PRETZEL.
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If Fighting Joe (or Liddle Mac) will give us dem,
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Ve'll save de Yankee Eagle;
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Un I'll put mine VROU in breechaloons,
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To go un fight mit Sigel.
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Yaw! daus is drue, I shpeaks mit you,
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I'm going to fight mit Sigel.