Tonart: Bb major•
Verse 1
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On the banks of the Elbe
me love and I sat down to neck
Eb
And he took out his ball -pen
Bb
and he wrote me out a cheque
Eb
And he said, me darlin' Gretchen,
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how'd you like to make a wreck
Of the whole bloody universe,
F
Bb
me darlin'?
Oh, the banks, they are rosy,
and the market's doing fine.
Eb
The bulls and bears are pasturing
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Bb
from Wall Street to the Rhine.
Eb
The bums are in the stockpile
Bb
only waiting for a sign
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Bb
From me Johnny, lovely Johnny,
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Bb
with his ball pens.
Oh, heart is sad and lonely
for the boys in shirts of brown
wore the black shirts
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on the streets of Burlington
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Bb
For they were sure the boyos
who could drag a country down
Oh, me Johnny,
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F
there was nothin' that could
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Oh, the banks, they are rosy,
And the market's doing fine.
Eb
The bulls and bears are posturing
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Bb
From Wall Street to the Rhine.
Eb
The bombs are in the stockpile,
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Bb
Only waiting for a sign
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Bb
From me Johnny, lovely Johnny,
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Bb
With his ball pens.
Oh, they took me little Adolf,
I and Herman Goering too,
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And Rudy Hess and Himmler,
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that was loyal, brave and true.
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They began the fight for freedom,
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but there's one we'll see it through.
Eb
It's me Johnny, lovely Johnny,
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F
with his ball pens.
Bb
Oh, the banks, they are rosy,
and the market's doing fine.
Eb
The bulls and bears are pasturing
Bb
F
Bb
from Wall Street to the Rhine.
Eb
Bb
The bombs are in the stockpile,
only waiting for a sign
Eb
Bb
From me Johnny, lovely Johnny,
With his bald pens.
There's a place they call the Congo,
And it's full of heathen blacks,
Eb
They had the nerve to try and get
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The Belgians off their backs,
Eb
But gallant little Belgium Opened,
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give them such a whack,
And me Johnny smiled and
gently whispered,
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F
Freedom!
Bb
Oh, the banks, they are rosy,
Eb
Bb
and the market's doing fine.
Eb
The bulls and bears are pasturing
F
Bb
from Wall Street to the Rhine.
Eb
The bums are in the stockpile,
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Bb
only waiting for a sign
from me Johnny.
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F
Lovely Johnny with his ball
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pens.
There's Darlene,
General Franco,
and the heirs of Syngman Rhee.
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There's Batista, late of Cuba,
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and another two or three.
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Every one a freedom fighter
and they love democracy.
Bb
And they're friendly,
oh, so friendly with me, Johnny.
Oh, the banks, they are rosy,
Eb
and the market's doing fine.
Bb
Eb
The bulls and bears are pasturing
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Bb
from Wall Street to the Rhine.
Eb
The bums are in the stockpile,
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only waiting for a sign
from me, Johnny.
Eb
Bb
Eb
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Lovely Johnny with his ballpens.
Oh, Johnny is so lavish
with the things he gives to me.
Eb
There's missiles, bombs,
all kinds of finery.
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And he calls me Little Gretchen,
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the soul of liberty.
Eb
While he's fiddlin' with the
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buttons of his ball pens
Oh, the bags they're rosy
Eb
Bb
and the market's doin' fine
Eb
The bulls and bears are posturin'
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F
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from Wall Street to the Rhine
Eb
Bb
The bums are in the stockpile
only waitin' for a sign
From me Johnny,
Eb
Bb
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F
lovely Johnny with his ball pens.
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