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