The French and the Wine Lyrics

When the French were in the country
They camped in Triesen by the Rhein
And from there they came up to the upper Village
And stole the cattle
But in particular they were interested in the wine they Retrieved from the cellars and poured
Into wash buckets so full that is splashed out
From both sides
When they carried the load back to their camp
In one house an old woman had hidden her belongings
In the cellar and erected a wood pile
In front of the door
The soldiers however discovered the secret invaded the Cellar ravished it and drank themselves into delirium
The farmer woman came upon them and begged that they at Least would leave for her a small barrel with old wine
One infantryman knocked the plug out of the barrel
So that the wine gushed onto the floor
And he howled in broken German:

Yes good lady - after all it is war...