Heysn heys ikh Yosl Ber An ikh din in militer Shtivl trog ikh, а mundir L'hovdl vi an ofitsir Geven bin ikh a shuster yung Gelekt podeshves mitn tsung Haynt hob ikh a biks, a shverd Shusteray hob ikh in dr'erd Yosl ber dint in militer Yosl Ber Din in militer Yosl Yosl Yosl Ber Din in militer Yes my name is Yosl Ber / & I serve the militar' Steel-toed boots & a uniform / keep this soldier's carcass warm I used to work in a factory / 'til the army drafted me Now I work for army brass / factory can kiss my a Yosl Ber Serves the militar' Yosl Yosl Yosl Ber Serves the militar' Vashe visokorodye, kh'bin take a tray er Zelner un take derfar bin ikh antlofn! Ikh hob azoy faynt dem soyne, az ikh vel Im afile in di oygn nit onkukn [Accused of having broken his oath to the Czar by running away From the front, the arrested Jewish soldier replys to his officer: "But sir, 1 am indeed a faithful soldier! That's why I ran away from the front! I hate the enemy so much, I don't even want to look him in the eye!"] Gey ikh mir in gas aroys Un ikh zukh a meydl oys Gib mir bronfn, vayn un fish Un vos vayter, zog ikh nisht Every night I hit the town / all you ladies gather 'round Gimme brandy, gimme wine / gimme something else that's fine Yosl Ber Din in militer Yosl Yosl Yosl Ber Din in militer