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We want to have the old Emperor Wilhelm back
We want to have the old Emperor Wilhelm back
The one with the beard, the long beard
The one with the beard, the long beard

We want to have the old Emperor Wilhelm back
We want to have the old Emperor Wilhelm back
But the one with the beard, the long beard
But the one with the beard, the long beard

Our parents rave about the good old times
It's so far away, The old Imperial Era
But they were really better, The good old times
When Grandpa courted Grandma

My Grandpa swore that, just a hundred years ago
The Rhine was still crystal-clear, The air still unpolluted
And Grandma without joking, Said that when she was a young girl
She could still drink from the Elbe, without getting sick

Yes, with hunting songs and horn sounds
Wandering through the forests around Berlin
Yes with hunting chants and horn sounds
... Grandma with Grandpa
But they stopped and shared a kiss
Otherwise we wouldn't be here today

We want to have the old Emperor Wilhelm back
We want to have the old Emperor Wilhelm back
The one with the beard, the long beard
The one with the beard, the long beard