Papa trinkt Bier [English translation]

Daddy drinks beer, mommy is sick

And they have not a penny in the bank

Daddy drinks beer, mommy's having a hard time

And the wheel is not spinning anymore

Mr. President, my father has too much leisure time

Mr. President, that's not gonna work out for very long

Mr. President, my daddy needs to have a job again

Otherwise the idleness shall break him

Mr. President, my father is going to become an alcoholic

Mr. President, you should know the consequences of that

Mr. President, he is rampaging all day long

His best friend is named alcohol

Daddy drinks beer, mommy is sick

And they have not a penny in the bank

Daddy drinks beer, Mommy's having a hard time

And the wheel is not spinning anymore

Oh - Daddy drinks beer, mommy is sick

And they have not a penny in the bank

Daddy drinks beer, the cash box is empty

And the wheel is not spinning anymore

Mr. President, my father used to be busy

Mr. President, you never missed out his tax payments

Mr. President, he used to adore you, I know it

Oh, give him a hand before it's too late for him

Daddy drinks beer, mommy is sick

And they have not a penny in the bank

Daddy drinks beer, Mommy's having a hard time

And the wheel is not spinning anymore

Oh - Daddy drinks beer, mommy is sick

And they have not a penny in the bank

Daddy drinks beer, the cash box is empty

And the wheel is not spinning anymore

How nice it was in the old times,

When he used to ride to work

On his moped, which never ran well.

Whoever hasn't made that experience

Can't understand how urgent it is

'Cause at the moment everything is going wrong for us

Daddy drinks beer, mommy is sick

And they have not a penny in the bank

Daddy drinks beer, Mommy's having a hard time

And the wheel is not spinning anymore

Oh - Daddy drinks beer, mommy is sick

And they have not a penny in the bank

Daddy drinks beer, the cash box is empty

And the wheel is not spinning anymore

• Artist:Gunter Gabriel