by Paul Laurence Dunbar (1872 - 1906), as Pffenberger Deutzelheim
Lager beer
Language: English
I lafs und sings, und shumps aroundt. Und somedimes acd so gueer. You ask me vot der matter ish? I'm filled mit lager peer. I hugs mine child, und giss mine vife. Oh, my dey was so dear; Bot dot ish ven, you know, mire friend, I'm filled mit lager peer. Eleetion gomes, I makes mire speech, Mine het it vas so glear: De beoples laf, und say ha, ha, He's filled mit lager peer. De oder night I got me mad, De beoples run mit fear. De bleeceman gome und took me down All filled mit lager peer. Next day I gomes pefore de judge, Says he, "Eh heh, you're here!" I gives you yust five-fifty-five For trinking lager peer. I took mine bocket book qvick oud, So poor I don't abbear; Mine money all vas gone, mine friend Vas gone in lager peer. Und den dey dakes me off to shail, To work mine sendence glear, Und dere I shwears no more to be Filled oup mit lager peer. Und from dot day I drinks no more, Yah, dat is very gueer, But den I found de tevil lifed In dot same lager peer.
First published in the Dayton Tattler
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
Text Authorship:
- by Paul Laurence Dunbar (1872 - 1906), as Pffenberger Deutzelheim, "Lager beer" [author's text not yet checked 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 Gary Bachlund (b. 1947), "Lager beer ", 2011 [baritone and piano] [ sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2011-12-28
Line count: 32
Word count: 196