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Artist: Mey Reinhard
Canonical path: /mey-reinhard/sorry-poor-old-germany
Related lyric paths: 6
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Sorry Poor Old Germany
Read Sorry Poor Old Germany lyrics by Mey Reinhard on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Sorry Poor Old Germany
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Auf den Müll, Ihr Bücher! die ihr
Lang schon nicht mehr up to date
Dick und deutsch im Bücherschrank hier
Zwischen meinen paperbacks steht!
Deine Räuber sind längst killer,
Wilhelm Tell greift zur emm-pee.
Sorry for you, Freddy Schiller,
Sorry, poor old Germany!
Auch der Götz hat nachgelassen:
Wenn der heute flucht und schwört,
Bringt er's nur noch zu 'nem blassen
Ordinär'n four-letter word.
Werther ersäuft seine Nöte,
Faust sitzt in der Psychiatrie.
Sorry for you, Johnny Goethe,
Sorry, poor old Germany!
Mann, könntest Du die Urenkel
Des Ribbek auf Ribbek im Havelland seh'n!
Da öffnen sich Dir die Senkel,
Mein lieber Theo Fontane!
Ribbeks Birnbaum ist längst Asche,
Und der gutmüt'ge einst'ge Kinderfreund
Füllt als dealer sich die Tasche:
"Come here, baby! Willst 'n joint?"
Weiß nicht, was soll es bedeuten,
Deine Worte sterben aus,
Sind nicht mehr in bei den Leuten,
Jetzt spricht alles wie die Mickymaus.
Loreley rettet alleine
Haar-Spray-Werbung im tee-vee.
Sorry for you, Henry Heine,
Sorry, poor old Germany!
Schade für uns, wie ich meine.
Sorry, dear old Germany
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