Yawcob Strauss and Other Poems/Der Drummer
DER DRUMMER.
- Who puts oup at der pest hotel,
- Und dakes his oysders on der schell,
- Und mit der frauleins cuts a schwell
- Der drummer.
- Who vas it gomes indo mine schtore,
- Drows down his pundles on der vloor,
- Und nefer schtops to shut der door!
- Der drummer.
- Who dakes me py der handt, und say,
- "Hans Pfeiffer, how you vas to-day?"
- Und goes for peesness righdt avay?
- Der drummer.
- Who shpreads his zamples in a trice,
- Und dells me, "Look, und see how nice"?
- Und says I gets "der bottom price"?
- Der drummer.
- Who dells how sheap der goots vas bought,
- Mooch less as vot I gould imbort,
- But lets dem go as he vas "short"?
- Der drummer.
- Who says der tings vas eggstra vine, —
- "Vrom Sharmany, ubon der Rhine," —
- Und sheats me den dimes oudt off nine?
- Der drummer.
- Who varrants all der goots to suit
- Der gustomers ubon his route,
- Und ven dey gomes dey vas no goot?
- Der drummer.
- Who gomes aroundt ven I been oudt,
- Drinks oup mine bier, and eats mine kraut,
- Und kiss Katrina in der mout'?
- Der drummer.
- Who, ven he gomes again dis vay,
- Vill hear vot Pfeiffer has to say,
- Und mit a plack eye goes avay?
- Der drummer.