The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-03
"AiYSELF- UND GOTT."
When and by Whom the Famous
Dialect DoGgereI Was Written.
From the New York Herald.

Dialect DOggereI Was written.
From the New York Herald.
The new famous poem was written I'M
der peculiar circumstances in Montreal,
in October, 1887. The poem as it was
in the original consisted of thirteen verses
not eighl, as published throughout the
world during the last two years.
The occasion upon which the poem was
written was the Emperor Williams speech
upon the divine right of kings and his
own special mission upon earth. Al that
time A. M r. Gordon, a Scotchman by
birth, and whose real name was A. Nc
Gregor Rose, was member of the Mon
treal Herald staff. He had been in the
habit of writing verses upon different
subjects, and was looked upon as very
bright fellow, indeed. The city editor,
turning TO him. said:
GIVE us a poem, Gordon, on the En-
peroT
In less than an hours time he turned out
thirteen verses, which were entitled by
him kaiser & Co.." not "Hoch der KAT
ser" The matter was sent up to the
printer Just as it was written, and by
some mistake the foreman of the com
pos,ng room only picked up eight verses
in tyne, leaving the other five verses on
the galley The paper went to press,
and Gordon, who was very particular
about his mater being strictly correct,
got one of the first copies off the press.
He at once saw the mistake and the form
was ry3ast not, however, before a few
hundred had been sent into the mailing
room for the foreign mails Thus the fact
that only eight verses were copied in the
papers which printed The poem 1t the
y,lfA ~ civ
in full and signed A. Nj. R. Gordon. Here
is the poem in It's original form:
Der Kaiser of dis Faherland
IND Colt on high all dings command,
We two-ach! Don't you understand?
Myself-und Colt.
He reigns in Heafen and always shall,
tJnd mine own Embire don'd vas shmall.
En noble bair 1 drinks you call
Myself-und Colt.
vile some men sing der power divine,
Mein soldiers sing THE Wacht am
Rheiu"
Und drink der health in a Rheinish wine
OF me-und Colt.
Dere's France, she swaggers all around.
She's ausgespiedlt.
To much we think she don't amount,
Myself-und Gott.
She will not dare to fight again,
But if she shouldt, I'll show her brain
Dot Elsass (und in French) Lorraine
Are mein-by Colt.
Won Bismarck vas man auf might
JInd bought he vas CLEAR oud auf sight
But achi he vas NIGHT good to fight
Nit me-und Colt.
We knock him like Elm man auf sdraw,
We let him know where will was law,
Und dot We dond would sdand his paw,
Meinself-und Colt.
We send him oudt in big disgrace,
We gif him insuldt to his face,
Und put Caprivi in his place,
Meinself-und Colt.
Und ven Caprivi get sxelled hedt,
We very brombtly on him set,
Und toldt him to get up and get,
Meinself-und Colt.
Deres granma drinks she is NIGHT small
beer,
Nit Beers und such she interfere:
She'll learn none owns dis hemisphere
But me-uhd Gott.
She drinks, good frau, some ships she's got.
Und soldiers, midi der scarlet goat.
Ach! We could knock them! Pouf!
Myself-midt Gott
In dimes of peace, brebare for wars,
/ bear the spear and helm of Mars,
Und care not for den thousands Cars,
Myself-und Colt!
tn fart 7 bun,or afrv wbin,
With aspect dark and visage grim;
Colt pulls NIT me, ind l midi him,
Myself-und Colt!
A few months ago Gordon's mind COM
menced to fail, and he was finally taken
by a few of mis- newspaper friends 10
Notre Dame Hospital. For weeks he law
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