Fraulein
(Lawton Williams)
Recorded by Townes van Zandt
[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
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Far across the deep blue waters, lives an old German's daughter
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On the banks of the old river Rhine
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There I loved her and left her, and I can't forget her
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Oh she was my pretty Fraulein.
[Chorus]
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Fraulein, Fraulein, walk down by the river
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Tonight when those stars start to shine
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By those same stars above you, well I'll swear that I love you
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Oh you are my pretty Fraulein.
[Instrumental]
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[Verse 2]
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When my memories wander, away over yonder
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To the one that I left behind
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In a moment of glory, a face comes before me
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The face of my pretty Fraulein.
[Chorus]
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Fraulein, Fraulein, walk down by the river
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Tonight when those stars start to shine
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By those same stars above you, but I'll swear that I love you
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Oh you are my pretty Fraulein.