For over 80 years I’ve been haunted by a parody of a World War I song of which I remember a portion, but not all. This is the part of the parody I remember:
“My country tis of thee, I come from Germany, my name is Fritz. Give me some sauerkraut, don’t leave the weenies out…”
Does anyone know what comes next?
There was another song we used to sing: “Keep your head down, Fritzie boy. Keep your head down, Fritzie boy, If you wanna see your fadder in the fadderland…” It’s curious that there’s a note of kindness in this little dittie.
I would appreciate it if readers could help me by giving me more information on both of these songs.
Everybody would like to have a soap box and everybody deserves one. When I was a kid living in a small steel town, we desperately needed some way of expressing our opinions. Now, on the surface, with all the newspapers that were available you would think you had every opportunity to express yourself. The opposite was the truth. Technology has given us a golden opportunity to recoup our losses. Not only has technology given us a personal soap box, but it has also given us the whole world as our audience. We shouldn’t let this opportunity pass by. God knows when we’ll get another chance to say something on our minds and hope there are people in this world who will listen to us. Therefore, to each his soap box - may everyone use it to the fullest capacity.
See the first press coverage of my new website: http://www.politicalaffairs.net/article/articleview/7006/1/339/