https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5pp5cWGJWww
Oh where oh where

This is a great example of songs you think you know, but don't. This was a comedy song written by Septimus Winner in 1864 about a German immigrant looking for his lost dog and eventually realizing what must have happened to it.

The actual title is "Der Deitcher's Dog". "Deitcher" was a common spelling of "Deustcher" ("German man") used in American songs (songs about Germans were in vogue), to somewhat approximate the pronunciation of the German word.

For this video I found images of American money and a map of Germany which were correct for the period.

I sing badly, I know. But it wasn't meant to be sung well anyway, which is why I found video clips of some bad Bavarian dancing (from a comedy routine) to go along with it!

You can download the original sheet music here:
http://digitalcollections.baylor.edu/...

or here:
https://jscholarship.library.jhu.edu/...


Lyrics:

1.
Oh where, Oh where ish mine little dog gone;
Oh where, Oh where can he be.
His ears cut short und his tail cut long:
Oh where, Oh where ish he.

CHORUS
Tra la la la la la la la la la la,
la la la la la la la la la la,
Tra la la la la la la la la la la
Tra la la la la la la.

2.
I loves mine lager 'tish very goot beer,
Oh where, Oh where can he be.
But mit no money I cannot drink here,
Oh where, Oh where ish he.

(CHORUS)

3.
Across the ocean in Garmanie,
Oh where, Oh where can he be.
Der deitchers dog ish der best companie.
Oh where, Oh where ish he.

(CHORUS)

4.
Un sasage ist goot, bolonie of course,
Oh where, Oh where can he be.
Dey makes um mit dog und dey makes em mit horse,
I guess de makes em mit he.

(CHORUS)