In der shweed long ago I dinked I vas shmard,Und I dinked I did vant me a vifeTo share all my money und sorrows und joys,Und to helb me along drough my life.I vanted a lady kind-hearted und goot,Dot vas handsome und sensiple doo,Dot cood blay der biano or cook a beefshdeak,Darn my shdockings or made me a shdew.She must nod be doo shmall-seized or neider doo dall,Und she musn'd be old or doo young,Und ven I vas shboking had visdom enuffTo alwoys kebd quied her tongue.She musd nod be doo dark or agin be doo lighd—A kinder bedwixed und bedween;She musd nod knew doo leedle, or vorse, knew it all,Or be vat some beebles call "creen."She musd be good-nadured, vear always a shmile,No madder of dings did vent wrong;Ven my friends came around for to make me a call,Be ready to sung dem a song.Of der lodge bisness habben'd to kebd me oud lade,Und I come valdzing home "dighdly-shlighd,"She musd pet und caress me, und dank her good shdarsDot I didn'd shdaid apsend all nighd.In a vord, be berfecd—mind, feature, und form—From her feet to der crown of her head.Now, dot vas der damsel dot I had in view,Und der von I vas villing to ved.Dot's a long dime ago, and my head dot vas pald,And I vas a pachelor shdill.My gal, I hafe nefer saw shkibbing round loose—Vat's more, I don'd dink dot I vill.Oofty Gooft.
In der shweed long ago I dinked I vas shmard,Und I dinked I did vant me a vifeTo share all my money und sorrows und joys,Und to helb me along drough my life.I vanted a lady kind-hearted und goot,Dot vas handsome und sensiple doo,Dot cood blay der biano or cook a beefshdeak,Darn my shdockings or made me a shdew.She must nod be doo shmall-seized or neider doo dall,Und she musn'd be old or doo young,Und ven I vas shboking had visdom enuffTo alwoys kebd quied her tongue.She musd nod be doo dark or agin be doo lighd—A kinder bedwixed und bedween;She musd nod knew doo leedle, or vorse, knew it all,Or be vat some beebles call "creen."She musd be good-nadured, vear always a shmile,No madder of dings did vent wrong;Ven my friends came around for to make me a call,Be ready to sung dem a song.Of der lodge bisness habben'd to kebd me oud lade,Und I come valdzing home "dighdly-shlighd,"She musd pet und caress me, und dank her good shdarsDot I didn'd shdaid apsend all nighd.In a vord, be berfecd—mind, feature, und form—From her feet to der crown of her head.Now, dot vas der damsel dot I had in view,Und der von I vas villing to ved.Dot's a long dime ago, and my head dot vas pald,And I vas a pachelor shdill.My gal, I hafe nefer saw shkibbing round loose—Vat's more, I don'd dink dot I vill.Oofty Gooft.
In der shweed long ago I dinked I vas shmard,Und I dinked I did vant me a vifeTo share all my money und sorrows und joys,Und to helb me along drough my life.I vanted a lady kind-hearted und goot,Dot vas handsome und sensiple doo,Dot cood blay der biano or cook a beefshdeak,Darn my shdockings or made me a shdew.
She must nod be doo shmall-seized or neider doo dall,Und she musn'd be old or doo young,Und ven I vas shboking had visdom enuffTo alwoys kebd quied her tongue.She musd nod be doo dark or agin be doo lighd—A kinder bedwixed und bedween;She musd nod knew doo leedle, or vorse, knew it all,Or be vat some beebles call "creen."
She musd be good-nadured, vear always a shmile,No madder of dings did vent wrong;Ven my friends came around for to make me a call,Be ready to sung dem a song.Of der lodge bisness habben'd to kebd me oud lade,Und I come valdzing home "dighdly-shlighd,"She musd pet und caress me, und dank her good shdarsDot I didn'd shdaid apsend all nighd.
In a vord, be berfecd—mind, feature, und form—From her feet to der crown of her head.Now, dot vas der damsel dot I had in view,Und der von I vas villing to ved.Dot's a long dime ago, and my head dot vas pald,And I vas a pachelor shdill.My gal, I hafe nefer saw shkibbing round loose—Vat's more, I don'd dink dot I vill.
Oofty Gooft.