Lyrics:

Me and Yates an army buddy o'mine were doin' three years in Germany at the time We came upon these Frauleins in the bar Yates said darf isch zee be-gleit-en they said ya (And darf isch zee be-gleit-en means can we sit with you all) Oh we must have drunk ten quarts of German beer My conscience and my sinuses were clear I asked that Fraulein if she was a spy she said nein but do bis ain bissel high (A condition not uncommon to the American soldier) Well later on I went to be excused when I returned I was a bit confused Yates and his Fraulein had hit the air another guy was sittin' in my chair (A young soldier whom we shall get to know better) I said excuse me Mister that's my seat I'd like to have it back sir if you please That girl's a nurse and I've been awful sick the man looked up at me and said mox-nix (Which means that he was not overly concerned with my health) Next thing I knew he had a switchblade knife Lord I didn't know that Fraulein was his wife I took off through that Gasthaus like a fool behind me I heard the crashing stools (As the police would say he was in hot pursuit) Well the waitress yelled there's MPs on the way That's one more reason I didn't want to stay As I went out the window somethin' went switch And I giggled all the way home knowin' he missed (At the time it seemed like a laughing matter) But next morning my coat was lyin' there on the bunk And when I saw that coat it made me jump That man had cut my coat right down the back A little bit more and they'd been playin' me taps (And knowin' the sad nature of that song I would decline it) Well later on I heard that guy got stabbed They sent him home and didn't that make me glad On love and marri