Black milk of morning we drink you at dusktime

Black milk of daybreak we drink it at evening

we drink you at noontime and dawntime we drink you at night

we drink it at midday and morning we drink it at night

we drink and drink

we drink and we drink

we scoop out a grave in the sky where it’s roomy to lie

we shovel a grave in the air there you won't lie too cramped

There’s a man in this house who cultivates snakes and who writes

A man lives in the house he plays with his vipers he writes

who writes when it’s nightfall nach Deutschland your golden hair Margareta

he writes when it grows dark to Deutschland your golden hair Margareta

he writes it and walks from the house and the stars all start flashing he whistles his dogs to draw near

he writes it and steps out of doors and the stars are all sparkling, he whistles his hounds to come close

whistles his Jews to appear starts us scooping a grave out of sand

he whistles his Jews into rows has them shovel a grave in the ground

he commands us to play for the dance

he commands us to play up for the dance.

Black milk of morning we drink you at night

Black milk of daybreak we drink you at night

we drink you at dawntime and noontime we drink you at dusktime

we drink you at morning and midday we drink you at evening

we drink and drink

we drink and we drink

There’s a man in this house who cultivates snakes and who writes

A man lives in the house he plays with his vipers he writes

who writes when it’s nightfall nach Deutschland your golden hair Margareta

he writes when it grows dark to Deutschland your golden hair Margareta

your ashen hair Shulamite we scoop out a grave in the sky where it’s roomy to lie

Your ashen hair Shulamith we shovel a grave in the air there you won't lie too cramped

He calls jab it deep in the soil you lot there you other men sing and play

He shouts jab the earth deeper you lot there you others sing up and play

he tugs at the sword in his belt he swings it his eyes are blue

he grabs for the rod in his belt he swings it his eyes are so blue

jab your spades deeper you men you other men you others play up again for the dance

jab your spades deeper you lot there you others play on for the dancing

Black milk of morning we drink you at night

Black milk of daybreak we drink you at night

we drink you at noontime and dawntime we drink you at dusktime

we drink you at midday and morning we drink you at evening

we drink and drink

we drink and we drink

there’s a man in this house your golden hair Margareta

a man lives in the house your goldenes Haar Margareta

your ashen hair Shulamite he cultivates snakes

your aschenes Haar Shulamith he plays his vipers

He shouts play death more sweetly this Death is a master from Deutschland

He calls play that death thing more sweetly Death is a gang-boss aus Deutschland

he shouts scrape your strings darker you'll rise then as smoke to the sky

he calls scrape that fiddle more darkly then hover like smoke in the air

you'll have a grave then in the clouds there you won't lie too cramped

then scoop out a grave in the clouds where it’s roomy to lie

Black milk of daybreak we drink you at night

Black milk of morning we drink you at night

we drink you at midday Death is a master aus Deutschland

we drink you at noontime Death is a gang-boss aus Deutschland

we drink you at evening and morning we drink and we drink

we drink you at dusktime and dawntime we drink and drink

this Death is ein Meister aus Deutschland his eye it is blue

Death is a gang-boss aus Deutschland his eye is blue

he shoots you with shot made of lead shoots you level and true

he shoots you with leaden bullets his aim is true

a man lives in the house your goldenes Haar Margarete

there’s a man in this house your golden hair Margareta

he looses his hounds on us grants us a grave in the air

he sets his dogs on our trail he gives us a grave in the sky

he plays with his vipers and daydreams der Tod ist ein Meister aus Deutschland

he cultivates snakes and he dreams Death is a gang-boss aus Deutschland

dein goldenes Haar Margarete

your golden hair Margareta

dein aschenes Haar Shulamith

your ashen hair Shulamite