This politically incorrect wartime song was recorded by Jewish comedian, Ronald Frankau, in 1941. It makes fun of Hitler in a similar vein to Chaplin’s film “The Great Dictator”.

This song was requested some time ago, but I can’t remember who asked for it. It took me a long time to get around to recording it because I was unable to find the lyrics. Eventually I transcribed them as best I could, but I can not be sure they are correct. They may well be full of “Lady Mondegreen”s.

Lyrics and chords:
D ………………………………………........................…… A7
Through a little German village walked the fuehrer looking cute
…...………………..............………......… D
A civilian recognised him and gave the right salute.
G ………….............……………….. A7
A soldier standing nearby, very strange to tell,
……………………….................………....…. D
Not only put his hand up but his bayonet up as well.

...….......… A7
Singing Heil Hitler! Ja! Ja! Ja!
……………………................…. D
Oh, what a horrid little man you are!
……………………………….......................…….. G
With your little moustache and your hair all blah.
…………......... A7 …... D
Heil Hitler! Ja! Ja! Ja!

The Reichtag’s big supper and Goering went to dress
He got more decorations than Himmler or the Hesse
But Goebbels caught him bending tying up a lace.
And Goering got some medals on the only vacant space.

When we get his bodyguard we’ll take them through their pace.
They can do the goose-step, closing up the race.
As they’ve been on rations and had not enough to eat
It’ll be another way of making both ends meet.

In the banks of other countries, leaders have a hoard.
Adolf gets his coffee from somewhere else abroad.
And Goering gets his butter and it nearly breaks his heart
That all the German people get’s a little raspberry tart.

Adolf thinks that men should marry. You’ve got to face the facts.
Every German man who’s single’s got to pay an extra tax.
But he himself’s a bachelor. Strange you must confess.
No one knows the reason but it isn’t hard to guess.

Stalin said to Hitler, “When my flag’s unfurled,
One day you will find that I’m emperor of the world.”
“What am I when you are emperor?” said Adolf in his fear.
Stalin quickly answered “You’ll be Empress, dear.”

Singing Heil Hitler! Ja! Ja! Ja!
Oh, what a horrid little man you are!
I bet your Pa wasn’t married to your Ma.
Heil Hitler! Ja! Ja! Ja!

You can hear a playlist of my satirical and parody songs here:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEFC5EFD3C7FC636C

Lyrics and chords of many of my songs are no longer available, as my website has expired. I am currently posting lyrics to the information panels on all my videos and those that are too long to post in full will be found here: https://raymondsfolkpage.wordpress.com