Far across the blue water
Lives an old German's daughter
By the banks of the old river Rhine
Where I loved her and left her
But I can't forget her
I miss my pretty Fraulein.
Fraulein, Fraulein
Walked down by the river
Pretend that your hand's holdin' mine
By the same stars above you
I swear that I love you
I love my pretty Fraulein.
--- Insrumental ---
When my memories wander
Away over yonder
To that sweetheart that I left behind
In the moment of glory
A face comes before me
The face of my pretty Fraulein.
Fraulein, Fraulein
Looked up towards the heavens
Pretend that your hand's holding mine
By the same stars above you
I swear that I'd love you
Far across deep blue water lives an old German's daughter
By the banks of the old River Rhine
Where I loved her and left her now I can't forget her I miss my pretty Fraulein
Fraulein Fraulein walk down by the river pretend that your hand's holding mine
By the same stars above you I swear that I love you you are my pretty Fraulein
[steel - fiddle]
When my memories wander away over yonder to the sweetheart that I left behind
In a moment of glory a face comes before me the face of my pretty Fraulein
Fraulein Fraulein look up toward the heavens
Each night when the stars start to shine
Far across the deep blue water lives an old German's daughter
By the banks of the old River Rhine
Where I loved her and lost her but I can't forget her
Cause I miss my pretty Fraulein
(Fraulein Fraulein look up toward the heavens)
Each night when the stars start to shine
(By the same stars above you I swear that I love you)
Cause you are my pretty Fraulein
[ piano ]
When my memories wander away over yonder
To the sweetheart that I left behind
In a moment of glory a face comes before me
The face of my pretty Fraulein
Fraulein Fraulein walk down by the river
(Pretend that your hands are holding mine)
By the same stars above you I swear that I love you
Far across the blue waters
Lives an old German's daughter
By the banks of the old river Rhine
Where I loved her and left her
But I can't forget her
'Cause I miss my pretty Fraulein
Fraulein, Fraulein
Look up toward the heavens each night
When the stars seem to shine
By the same stars above you
I swear that I love you
You are my pretty Fraulein
When my memories wander
Away over yonder
To the sweetheart that I left behind
In a moment of glory
A face comes before me
The face of my pretty Fraulein
Fraulein, Fraulein
Walk down by the river
Pretend that your hand's holding mine
By the same stars above you
Far across deep blue waters lives an old German's daughter
On the banks of the old River Rhine
Where I loved her and left her but I can't forget her I miss my pretty Fraulein
Fraulein Fraulein look up toward the heavens each night when the stars start to shine
By the same stars above you I swear that I love you you are my pretty Fraulein
[ steel ]
When my memories wander away over yonder to the sweetheart that I left behind
In a moment of glory a face comes before me the face of my pretty Fraulein
Fraulein Fraulein...
Far across the deep blue water lives an old German's daughter
By the banks of the old River Rhine
There I loved her and left her but I can't forget her I miss my pretty Fraulein
Fraulein Fraulein look up toward the heavens
Each night when the stars start to shine
By the same stars above you I swear that I love you you are my pretty Fraulein
When the memories wander away over yonder to the sweetheart that I left behind
In a moment of glory a face comes before me the face of my pretty Fraulein
Fraulein Fraulein walk down by the river pretend that your hand's holding mine
By the same stars above you I swear that I love you you are my pretty Fraulein
Far across deep blue water lives an old German's daughter
By the banks of the old River Rhine
Where I loved her and left her but I can't forget her
Cause I miss my pretty Fraulein
Fraulein Fraulein look up toward the heavens each night when the stars start to shine
By the same stars above you I swear that I love you you are my pretty Fraulein
[ ac.guitar - piano ]
When my memories wander away over yonder to the sweetheart that I left behind
In a moment of glory a face comes before me the face of my pretty Fraulein
Far across the deep blue waters
Lives an old German's daughter
On the banks of the old River Rhine
Where I loved her and left her
Now I can't forget her
She was my pretty Fraulein
Fraulein, Fraulein
Walk down by the river
Tonight when the stars start to shine
By the same stars above you
I swear that I love you
You are my pretty Fraulein
When my memory wanders
Away over yonder
To that cute girl that I left behind
In a moment of glory
Her face comes before me
The face of my pretty Fraulein
Fraulein, Fraulein
Walk down by the river
Tonight when the stars start to shine
By the same stars above you
I swear that I love you
You are my pretty Fraulein
WELL MY FRAULEIN DONE TOLD ME
WHEN I WAS IN GOOSESTEPS.
SHE SAID I WOULD GAS THEM
AND NOW I'M A BIG MAN
FILLING UP AUTOS
THAT BEEP AT ME OFTEN
I DROP WHAT I'M DOING
AND WAIT ON THEM CHEERFULLV
SOME CHOOSE THE BIG PUMP
AND OTHER'S THE SMALL
IT'S A SMALL SMALL WORLD
AND I HEAR 'DEM AUTOS CALL
WELL I'M A BIG TIME PUMPER
AND I PUMP'EM FULL OF MY GAS
AND IF YOU GIVE ME STATIC
I'LL TELL YA BLOW IT UP YOUR ASS
MY STATION IS PRETTY
I KEEP IT IN TOP SHAPE
THE CUSTOMERS DIG ME
'CAUSE I GOT THE ANSWERS
TO ALL OF THEIR AUTO NEEDS
I FIX 'EM UP OFTEN
AND RELIEVE THEIR TENSION
'CAUSE NO ONE WANTS AN AUTO
THAT THREATENS TO LOSE IT
THE AUTO'S COME CRAWLIN'
INTO MY STATION
THEY BEEP AT ME ALWAYS
I STOP WHAT I'M DOING
AND GREET THEM WITH SMILES
I CALL "FILL 'ER UP?"
THEY YELL BACK "$1.00"
I WIPE ALL THE DEAD BUGS
AND DIRT OFF THEIR WINDSHIELD
AND CONNECT MY BIG HOSE
UP TO THEIR GAS TANK
THE GAS HUMS AS IT ENTERS
AND FULLS UP THEIR EMPTY TANK
I DO TWO AT A TIME NOW
I'VE DEVELOPED A TECHNIQUE
MY TIMING IS VERY GOOD
IF NOT ALWAYS PRECISE
I GIVE THEM A FAIR DEAL
THEY DRIVE OFF SATISFIED
WE NEED EACH OTHER'S BUSINESS
WITHOUT WHICH WE COULD NOT SURVIVE
WE LIKE TO TRADE MONEY-
BECAUSE /T MEANS HONOR,
NOT LIKE THOSE PEOPLE
WHO ARE SICK AND CAN'T TOUCH IT
BECAUSE THEY'RE UNHEALTHY,
THEY LEAVE ME COLD.
I HELP WHO I CAN HELP
AND FEEL NOTHING FOR THOSE WHO
DON'T COME TO MY STATION
FOR I'LL ONLY TOW THOSE WHO
SHOW ME THEIR HONOR
I CAN'T HELP EVERVBODY
AND I'M NOT MY BROTHER'S KEEPER
WE HUDDLE TOGETHER
AND THOSE WHO COME TO ME
WE HUDDLE TOGETHER
AND DESPITE THE WEATHER
WE FIND STRENGTH IN OUR CIRCLE
I'M VERY IMPORTANT
TO THE BIG AND THE LITTLE GUY
WE ALL NEED EACH OTHER
TO KEEP OURSELVES GOING
THEIR AUTO'S ALL NEED ME
MY PUMP'S NEED THEIR EMPTY TANKS AND
IF THE GOOD LORD IS WILLING
WE SHALL BE HERE TO THE END
Far across the deep blue water lives an old German's daughter
By the banks of the old River Rhine
Where I loved her and left her now I can't forget her cause I miss my pretty Fraulein
Fraulein Fraulein look up toward the heavens each night when the stars start to shine
By the same stars above you I swear that I love you you are my pretty Fraulein
Well my memories wander away over yonder to the sweetheart that I left behind
In a moment of glory a face comes before me the face of my pretty Fraulein
Fraulein Fraulein walk down by the river pretend that your hand's holdin' mine
One night I saw all this
The ship that drifted in
And from that afternoon you changed
Some fallen leaves were in the drive
A stranger's voice above the wind
The difference was the color of Lorraine
She said that mourning almost tasted blue
Oh Fraulein, that was you
Your phone would ring and ring and ring
The shadows on the beat
The car abandoned long before, when I was free
A message crumpled said something
Yet the language was unknown
Are old mistakes forgotten just like me
She said she's leaving with the crowds
She wants to throw this all away
She said I'm thinking this out loud
That's what I thought you'd say
One night I saw all this
The man who paid the bill
A glance along the noise
Hey baby that's our song
The seagulls all flew away
And when I turned to ask you where
And when I turned to ask you why
Far across the blue waters
A-way over yonder
By the banks
Of the old river Rye
Where I loved her
And left her
But I can't forget her
'Cause I miss my pretty Fraulien
Fraulien, Fraulien
Look up towards the heaven
Each night when the stars seem to shine
By the same stars above you
I swear that I love you
You are my pretty Fraulien
[REPEAT ALL]
(She is his pretty Fraulien)
Our glances made able
with a lift to the table
from the barman
whose patrons are growing
restless for the showing
'fore the show.
Handsome ladies
make grown men babies
tonight.
Brother
see her
drink her
milk white glory.
She will turn me down,
but then at least know that I'm around.
So I pine
for my fraulein.
Piano player lingers
backstage with the singers
poor piano
(more piano)
Weeps without a sound
so silent he is found at the fort line.
Handsome ladies sing swooning maybe's tonight.
Brother
see her
drink her
milk white glory.
She will turn me down
but then at least know that I'm around.
So I pine
for my fraulein.
Milk white.
A perfect concentration,
an object of elation
is a fraulein.
She flirts without knowing
A fiction of a growing
fool's smile.
Young and unable
yet kings upon our table
tonight.
Brother
see her
drink her
milk white glory.
She will turn me down
but then at least know that I'm around.
So I pine
Far across deep blue waters, lives an old German's daughter
By the banks of the old river Rhine
Where I loved her and left her, but I can't forget her
I miss my pretty Fraulein.
FrauIein, Fraulein, look up toward the Heaven
Each night when the stars start to shine
By the same stars above you, I swear that I love you
You are my pretty fraulein.
When my memories wander, away over yonder
To the sweetheart that I left behind
In a moment of glory, a face comes before me
The face of my pretty fraulein.
Fraulein, Fraulein, walk down by the river
Pretend that your hand's holdin' mine
By the same stars above you, I swear that I love you
Far across deep blue waters
Lives an old German's daughter
By the banks of the old river Rhine
Where I loved her and left her
But I can't forget her
I miss my pretty Fraulein
Fraulein, Fraulein
Look up towards the heavens
Each night when the stars start to shine
By the same stars above you
I swear that I love you
You are my pretty Fraulein
When my memories wander
Away over yonder
To the sweetheart that I left behind
In a moment of glory
A face comes before me
The face of my pretty Fraulein
Fraulein, Fraulein
Walk down by the river
Pretend that your hand's holding mine
By the same stars above you
I swear that I love you
Far across deep blue waters, lives an old German's daughter
By the banks of the old river Rhine
Where I loved her and left her, but I can't forget her
I miss my pretty Fraulein.
FrauIein, Fraulein, look up toward the Heaven
Each night when the stars start to shine
By the same stars above you, I swear that I love you
You are my pretty fraulein.
When my memories wander, away over yonder
To the sweetheart that I left behind
In a moment of glory, a face comes before me
The face of my pretty fraulein.
Fraulein, Fraulein, walk down by the river
Pretend that your hand's holdin' mine
By the same stars above you, I swear that I love you
Far across the deep blue water lives an old German's daughter
By the banks of the old River Rhine
There I loved her and left her but I can't forget her
She is my pretty Fraulein
Fraulein Fraulein look up towards the heavens
Each night when the stars start to shine
By the same stars above you I swear that I love you
You are my pretty Fraulein
[ fiddle - piano ]
When the memories wander away over yonder
To the sweetheart that I left behind
In a moment of glory a face comes before me
The face of my pretty Fraulein
Fraulein Fraulein walk down by the river
Pretend that your hand is holding mine
By the same stars above you I swear that I love you
Far across deep blue waters Lives an old German's daughter By the banks of the old river Rhine Where I loved her and left her But I can't forget her I miss my pretty Fraulein
Fraulein, Fraulein Look up towards the heavens Each night when the stars start to shine By the same stars above you I swear that I love you You are my pretty Fraulein
When my memories wander Away over yonder To the sweetheart that I left behind In a moment of glory A face comes before me The face of my pretty Fraulein
