Der Vogelfänger Bin Ich Ja

I am indeed the birdcatcher
Always cheerful, hooray hopsasa!
I am a well-known birdcatcher
Among old and young throughout the country
I know how to lure them
And understand their whistling!
That's why I can be happy and cheerful
Because all the birds are mine

I am indeed the birdcatcher
Always cheerful, hooray hopsasa!
I am a well-known birdcatcher
Among old and young throughout the country
I would like a net for girls
I would catch them by the dozen for myself!
Then I would lock them up with me
And all the girls would be mine
If all the girls were mine
I would gladly trade sugar
The one I liked the most
I would give her the sugar
And if she kissed me tenderly
She would be my wife and I her husband
She would fall asleep by my side
I would lull her to sleep like a child