I'm going to fight mit Sigel

Melody - The Girl I left Behind Me (No Chorus)

A Song of the US Civil War

1. I've come shust now to tells you how
I goes mit regimentals,
To Schlauch dem voes of Liberty,
Like dem ole Continentals
Vot fights mit England, long ago,
To save de Yankee Eagle;
Und now I gets mine sojer clothes,
I'm going to fight mit Sigel.
Chorus:
Ya! Das ist drue, I shpeaks mit you,
I'm going to fight mit Sigel.
2. Ven I comes from de Deutch Countree,
I vorks somedimes at baking;
Den I keeps a lager bier saloon,
Und den I goes shoemaking;
But now I was a sojer been
To save de Yankee Eagle;
To Schlauch dem tam Secession volks,
I'm going to fight mit Sigel.
Chorus:
3. I gets ein tam big rifle guns,
Und puts him to mine shoulder,
Den march so bold, like a big jack-horse,
Und may been someding bolder;
I goes off mit de volunteers,
To save de Yankee Eagle;
To give dem Rebel vellers fits,
I'm going to fight mit Sigel.
Chorus:
4. Dem Deutshen mens mit Sigel's band,
At fighting have no rival;
Un ven Cheff Davis' mens we meet,
Ve Schlauch em like de tuyvil;
Dere's only one ting vot I fear,
Ven pattling for de Eagle;
I vont get not no lager bier,
Ven I goes to fight mit Sigel.
Chorus:
5. For rations dey gives salty pork,
I dinks dat was a great sell;
I petter likes de Sour Kraut,
De Switzer Kaize un Pretzel.
If Fighting Joe (or Liddle Mac.)
Will give us dem,
Ve'll save de Yankee Eagle;
Und I'll put mine Frau in breechaloons,
I'm go un fight mit Sigel.
Chorus:

A picture of Maj. Gen. Franz Sigel, U.S. Army,
Commanding First Corps, Army of Virginia