Alright, the 1980’s had some good music, but it’s time to go rather earlier. No, not to the Beatles or such. Something earlier still. Say, there’s that thing in Ukraine with Putin the Mad claiming it’s about dealing with Nazis while going all Lebensraum und Fuehrer himself. Hrm… well then… let’s see, 1942 seems about right.
This might be the the most famous version and is often the tune that introduces folks to Spike Jones:
Of course, that’s not the only version. For example, Arthur Fields had this one with a couple additional verses:
There is yet another version, but I can no longer readily find it online. It’s supposedly a Disney recording, of all things. The Daffy Duck short does NOT have this. It includes a different ending:
When Der Fuehrer says, “We never will be slaves!”
We Heil! Heil! but still we work like slaves!
While der Fuehrer brags, and lies and rants and raves,
We Heil! Heil! And work into our graves!
When der Fuehrer yells, “I gotta have more shells!”
We Heil! Heil! for him we make more shells!
If one little shell should blow him right to (A bong sound to censor the word “Hell”)
We’d Heil! Heil! and wouldn’t that be swell?!
Oh, it is around, just mixed in with another classic bit. If you don’t recognize the video, where have you been?