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Artist: Nina Hagen
Canonical path: /nina-hagen/was-denn
Related lyric paths: 6
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Was Denn
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Was Denn
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Hört, hört, hört man Leute an
was man von mir erzählt.
Siebzehn Jahre kannte ich keinen Mann
und es hat mir nichts gefehlt.
Doch einmal auf dem Heimweg, so ein Penner,
behauptet ich sei nur ein halbes Weib,
so ohne Männer, quasi ohne Unterleib.
Was denn, was denn
Sagen Sie mir was soll denn das denn -was denn
Sagen Sie mir bin denn ein dummes Kalb, bin ich nun halb,
oder bin ich nun ganz auf für Immanz-seite
Solche Sachen sagte mir man,
also nenn' mich halbes Weib
Biete auf den Jahrmarkt mich an, als Dame ohne Unterleib
Ich stehe hier und unten stehn' die Männer
Davor ?????? bis nach vor dem Grab
und ????? dem Teil bin ich ja gar nicht da.
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