The P.P. Bliss Lyric Archive

Jolly Jonathan

(Four singers, Yankee, Englishman, Irishman
and Dutchman, sing the verses in succession.
AFter second verse, Yankee and Englishman sing
the chorus, each singing his own country.
After third verse, i. joins in the chorus
with them, and after fourth verse all sing Chorus,
each in his own country.)

(NOTE: the songbook really does say "Dutchman,"
but they seem to be confused with "Deutchland"
which is really Germany...)

Yankee:
Haow du yu du, my naburs?
I'm glad tu see yu all,
Jest make yerselves tu hum I say,
I'm tickled with your call,
I guess you'll find columby,
A purty place tu stay,
I kalkelate ye never see
A land so fair and gay.
Ameriky, Ameriky, Ameriky, Hooraw!
Ameriky, Ameriky, Ameriky, Hooraw!

Ameriky, Ameriky, Ameriky, Hooraw!
Ameriky, Ameriky, Ameriky, Hooraw!

Englishman:
Aw, beg you pawdon mistah,
A chawming land I see,
But aw, acwas the watahs wide
A lawdly land theah be,
A land we call Old Hingland,
Magnifithent and gwand,
A hieh awdeh Bwiton hath
A with a noble band,
Britania Britania Britania huwaw!
Britania Britania Britania huwaw!

(ch) Britania Britania Britania huwaw!
Britania Britania Britania huwaw!

Irishman:
Och, bother shtop yer blarney,
Just let ould ireland shpake;
A blessid darlin koonthry too,
She is, and no mishtake,
Sich ginlemanly pigs, oh,
Sich praties there are raised,
Wid niver once a shnake ye mind
Saint Pathrick's name be praised,
Ould Ireland Ould Ireland Ould Ireland Hoorah!
Ould Ireland Ould Ireland Ould Ireland Hoorah!

(ch) Ould Ireland Ould Ireland Ould Ireland Hoorah!
Ould Ireland Ould Ireland Ould Ireland Hoorah!

Dutchman:
Nix kom arous, der Deitchland,
Das is der land for me;
Mit Shootsen fest mit Sangerbund
Und Sour Kraut so free!
Yow,ayaw, dis is der koontry,
Mine Faderland so dear,
I love oh, my, I feels so bad,
I dake some lager beer.
Der Deitcherland Der Deitcherland Der Deitcherland Yaw, yaw!
Der Deitcherland Der Deitcherland Der Deitcherland Yaw, yaw!

(ch) Der Deitcherland Der Deitcherland Der Deitcherland Yaw, yaw!
Der Deitcherland Der Deitcherland Der Deitcherland Yaw, yaw!