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In Germany Before The War Lyrics

Artist: Randy Newman
Album: Little Criminals

In Germany Before The War
There was a man who owned a store
In nineteen hundred thirty four
In Dusselford
And every day at fine o nine
He'd cross the park down to the Rhine
And he'd sit there by the shore

I'm looking at the river
But I'm thinking of the sea
I'm looking at the river
But I'm thinking of the sea

A little girl has lost her way
With hair of gold and eyes of gray
Reflected in his glasses
As he watches her
A little girl has lost her way

I'm looking at the river
But I'm thinking of the sea
Thinking of the sea
Thinking of the sea

We lie beneath the autumn sky
My little golden girl and I
And she lies very still

Comments/Interpretations
by Nerudapaz on 5/23/2008 4:09pm Wonderful and disturbing! The lyrics are so profound and poetic.....leaves you so cold.
by Gidley on 5/28/2008 2:51am For "Dusselford" read "Dusseldorf" (Clue: it's a town in Germany...)
by tranquilo on 8/2/2008 8:39pm About as intense as it can get. Beautiful and brutal. The creeps plus the chills. Makes me cry and still believe in humanity. Art.
by Eurovision on 4/4/2009 2:30pm Yes - Düsseldorf, rather than "Dusselford".
by fedogan on 8/11/2010 11:05pm Like so much Newman, it's history: the song is about Peter Kurten, aka "the vampire of Dusseldorf." The actual events are also the basis of "M", the greatest Peter Lorre film before he came to this country.
by Jim Smith on 1/9/2012 2:48am When one commentator has already noted that Dusseldorf is misspelled, why doesn't the webmaster fix the typo? Come on, care about your work!
by Humbarg on 12/6/2012 10:16am Maybe he actually likes it as a joke, Jim. I did.

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