Struwwelhitler

A Nazi Story Book

by Dr. Schrecklichkeit

1941

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6. THE STORY OF LITTLE GOBBY POISON PEN

One day, Mamma said: "Gobby dear,

I must go out and leave you here.

But mind now Gobby, what I say,

And don't tell fibs while I'm away.

The black man comes, in short, His Nibs

To little boys that utter fibs.

And write that Johnny's keeping dark

He's lost his brand new Noah's ark

Or Winston's sunk his pretty boat

To get his uncle Franklin's goat.

He cuts their thumbs clean off – and then,

They never more can hold a pen."

Mamma had scarcely turned her back

When Gob returned to the attack

And scribbled – "Winston's taking pains

To batter out the Führer's brains."

The door bursts open; in he flies

The long black Father of all lies.

Oh! Children, see! He comes again

To catch out little Poison Pen.

Snip! Snap! Snip! The Scissors go;

And Gobby cries out – "Oh! Oh! Oh! "

Snip! Snap! Snip! They go so fast

That Gobby's thumbs are off at last.

Mamma comes home, there Goebbels stands

And looks quite sad, and shows his hands –

"Ah!" said Mamma, "So, Gobby then

No more can hold his poison pen.

No more will echo roof and rafter

To 'Angriff' nor to 'Beobachter'."