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In Poland Stands a House (Pennsylvania Dutch) : Political Folk Music

“In Poland Stands a House” Sheet Music (pdf).
“In Poland Stands a House” (in Pennsylvania Dutch) Karaoke (midi with lyrics).
“In Poland Stands a House” (in English) Karaoke (midi with lyrics).

A Pennsylvania Dutch Folk Song.
A Song of Childhood.


What do you mean with the child?
What do you mean with the Poolian child?
So they call it the Poolian child.
What do you mean with the child?

She sends it to school.
She sends it to the school in Poole.
That’s what they call it Poole Schul.
She sends it to school.

What do you mean at school?
What do you mean in the pool school?
That’s what they call it Poole Schul.
What do you mean at school?

It schtoddit fer the Laa.
It schtoddit fer the Poolische Laa.
So they call it Poolian Laa.
It schtoddit fer the Laa.

What do you mean with the Laa?
What is it with the poolian Laa?
So they call it Poolian Laa.
What do you mean with the Laa?

He makes yoo much money.
He makes yoo much poolish money.
That’s what they call poolian money.
He makes yoo much money.

What does he do with the money?
What does he do with the pool money?
That’s what they call poolian money.
What does he do with the money?

He toddles it into the world.
He toddles it into the world of Poole.
So they called it the Poolian world.
He toddles it into the world.


And what does she do with the child?
And what does she do with the Polish child?
And that’s what they call it: Polish child.
And what does she do with the child?

She sends him to the school.
She sends him to the Polish school.
And that’s what they call it: Polish school.
She sends him to the school.

And what does he do in the school?
And what does he do in the Polish school?
And that’s what they call it: Polish school.
And what does he do in the school?

He studies for the law.
He studies for the Polish law.
And that’s what they call it: Polish law.
He studies for the law.

And what does he do with the law?
And what does he do with the Polish law?
And that’s what they call it: Polish law.
And what does he do with the law?

He makes a lot of money.
He makes a lot of Polish money.
And that’s what they call it: Polish money.
He makes a lot of money.

And what does he do with the money?
And what does he do with the Polish money?
And that’s what they call it: Polish money.
And what does he do with the money?

He throws it away in the world.
He throws it away in the Polish world.
And that’s what they call it: Polish world.
He throws it away in the world.


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