Da war der Lehrer Huber Der war für den Krieg, für den Krieg. Wenn er sprach vom Alten Fritzen Sah man sein Auge blitzen Aber nie bei Wilhelm Pieck. Da kam die Waschfrau Schmitten Die war gegen Dreck, gegen Dreck. Sie nahm den Lehrer Huber Und steckt' ihn in den Zuber Und wusch ihn einfach weg.
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Text Authorship:
- by Bertolt Brecht (1898 - 1956), "Vom kriegerischen Lehrer" [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Hanns Eisler (1898 - 1962), "Das Lied vom kriegerischen Lehrer", 1949-1951, published 1959 [ voice and piano ], from Neue Kinderlieder, no. 3 [sung text not yet checked]
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