Wenn die Soldaten [English translation]

When the soldiers

March through the city

All the girls open

the windows and the doors

But why? Because!

But why? Because!

|:Just because of the

Schingderassa

Bumderassa:|

(Blowing of horns and beating of drums: This bit is often changed)

Two-colour towels

Moustaches and stars

The girls love

to hug and kiss

But why? Because....

A glass of red wine

and a stick of roast meat

The girls serve

to her soldiers

But why? Because...

When in the battlefield

Bombs and grenades

The maidens cry

for their soldiers

But why? Because...

The soldiers come

Back to their home

But all the maidens

are already married

But why? Because...

• Artist:Marlene Dietrich