I haf von funny leedle poy,Vot gomes schust to mine knee;Der queerest schap, der createst rogue,As efer you dit see.He runs, und schumps, und schmashes dingsIn all barts off der house;But vot off dot? he was mine son,Mine leedle Yawcob Strauss.He get der measles und der mumbs,Und eferyding dot's oudt;He sbills mine glass of lager bier,Poots schnuff indo mine kraut.He fills mine pipe mit limburg cheese:Dot vas der roughest chouse;I'd dake dot vrom no oder poyBut leedle Yawcob Strauss.He dakes der milk-ban for a dhrum,Und cuts mine cane in dwo;To make der schtiks to beat it mit,—Mine cracious, dot vas drue!I dinks mine hed vas schplit abart,He kicks oup sooch a touse:But nefer mind; der poys vas fewLike dot young Yawcob Strauss.He asks me questions sooch as dese:Who baints mine nose so red?Who vas it cuts dot schmoodth blace oudtVrom der hair ubon mine hed?Und vhere der plaze goes vrom der lampVene'er der glim I douse.How gan I all dose dings eggsblainTo dot schmall Yawcob Strauss?I somedimes dink I schall go vildMit sooch a grazy poy,Und vish vonce more I gould haf rest,Und beaceful dimes enshoy;But ven he vas ashleep in ped,So guiet as a mouse,I prays der Lord, "dake anyding,But leaf dot Yawcob Strauss."C. F. Adams.
I haf von funny leedle poy,Vot gomes schust to mine knee;Der queerest schap, der createst rogue,As efer you dit see.He runs, und schumps, und schmashes dingsIn all barts off der house;But vot off dot? he was mine son,Mine leedle Yawcob Strauss.He get der measles und der mumbs,Und eferyding dot's oudt;He sbills mine glass of lager bier,Poots schnuff indo mine kraut.He fills mine pipe mit limburg cheese:Dot vas der roughest chouse;I'd dake dot vrom no oder poyBut leedle Yawcob Strauss.He dakes der milk-ban for a dhrum,Und cuts mine cane in dwo;To make der schtiks to beat it mit,—Mine cracious, dot vas drue!I dinks mine hed vas schplit abart,He kicks oup sooch a touse:But nefer mind; der poys vas fewLike dot young Yawcob Strauss.He asks me questions sooch as dese:Who baints mine nose so red?Who vas it cuts dot schmoodth blace oudtVrom der hair ubon mine hed?Und vhere der plaze goes vrom der lampVene'er der glim I douse.How gan I all dose dings eggsblainTo dot schmall Yawcob Strauss?I somedimes dink I schall go vildMit sooch a grazy poy,Und vish vonce more I gould haf rest,Und beaceful dimes enshoy;But ven he vas ashleep in ped,So guiet as a mouse,I prays der Lord, "dake anyding,But leaf dot Yawcob Strauss."C. F. Adams.
I haf von funny leedle poy,Vot gomes schust to mine knee;Der queerest schap, der createst rogue,As efer you dit see.He runs, und schumps, und schmashes dingsIn all barts off der house;But vot off dot? he was mine son,Mine leedle Yawcob Strauss.
He get der measles und der mumbs,Und eferyding dot's oudt;He sbills mine glass of lager bier,Poots schnuff indo mine kraut.He fills mine pipe mit limburg cheese:Dot vas der roughest chouse;I'd dake dot vrom no oder poyBut leedle Yawcob Strauss.
He dakes der milk-ban for a dhrum,Und cuts mine cane in dwo;To make der schtiks to beat it mit,—Mine cracious, dot vas drue!I dinks mine hed vas schplit abart,He kicks oup sooch a touse:But nefer mind; der poys vas fewLike dot young Yawcob Strauss.
He asks me questions sooch as dese:Who baints mine nose so red?Who vas it cuts dot schmoodth blace oudtVrom der hair ubon mine hed?Und vhere der plaze goes vrom der lampVene'er der glim I douse.How gan I all dose dings eggsblainTo dot schmall Yawcob Strauss?
I somedimes dink I schall go vildMit sooch a grazy poy,Und vish vonce more I gould haf rest,Und beaceful dimes enshoy;But ven he vas ashleep in ped,So guiet as a mouse,I prays der Lord, "dake anyding,But leaf dot Yawcob Strauss."
C. F. Adams.