Shonny Schwartz

    Haf you seen mine leedle Shonny,--
                              Shonny Schwartz,--
    Mit his hair so soft und yellow,
    Und his face so blump und mellow;
    Sooch a funny leedle fellow,--
                              Shonny Schwartz?

    Efry mornings dot young Shonny--
                              Shonny Schwartz--
    Rises mit der preak off day,
    Und does his chores oup righdt avay;
    For he gan vork so vell as blay,--
                              Shonny Schwartz.

    Mine Katrina says to Shonny,
                              "Shonny Schwartz,
    Helb your barents all you gan,
    For dis life vas bud a shban:
    Py und py you'll been a man,
                              Shonny Schwartz."

    How I lofes to see dot Shonny--
                              Shonny Schwartz--
    Vhen he schgampers off to schgool,
    Vhere he alvays minds der rule!
    For he vas nopody's fool,--
                              Shonny Schwartz.

    How I vish dot leedle Shonny--
                              Shonny Schwartz--
    Could remain von leedle poy,
    Alvays full off life und shoy,
    Und dot Time vould not annoy
                              Shonny Schwartz!

    Nefer mindt, mine leedle Shonny,--
                              Shonny Schwartz;
    Efry day prings someding new:
    Alvays keep der righdt in view,
    Und baddle, den, your own canoe,
                              Shonny Schwartz.

    Keep her in der channel, Shonny,--
                              Shonny Schwartz:
    Life's voyich vill pe quickly o'er;
    Und den ubon dot bedder shore
    Ve'll meet again, to bart no more,
                              Shonny Schwartz.