Yawcob Strauss and Other Poems/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.