Leeneia sang an interesting fake-German song at the Mudcat Singaround yesterday.

IN IZZENSCHNOOKEN ON THE LOVELY ESSENZOOK ZEE
(Elizabeth Parrish)

[ERNESTINE, spoken]
Der Homeland under yout, dey is gone from me. But, dey vill never really be gone, for dey vill alvays be here, in mine heart.

[ERNESTINE]
In Izzenschnooken on da lovely
Essenzook Zee
I often seem to often dream
How happy I'd be

Der Dasserschtunken Mountains
All vitened with snow
Da Vasserfunken River
Far below

I close my eyes and see dem
All da peace and da joy
When I was but a puppchen girl
Mit my liebster boy
Vile hand in hand ve vondered
Und vandered so free
In Izzenschnooken on za lovely
Essenzook Zee

[ERNETINE, spoken]
Ya, I remember dem all. The happy faces; dos carefree places; so far away, and so very long ago. But I vill never forget da land of my Kinder for dat, dat vas home.

[ERNESTINE]
I close my eyes and see dem
All da peace and da joy
Ven I vas but a puppchen girl
Mit my liebster boy
Vile hand in hand ve vondered und vandered so free
In Izzenschnooken on da luffly
Essenzook Zee




from the musical play, Little Mary Sunshine, 1960

Intriguing....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifMzMbJadxg

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Mary_Sunshine