By Hindenburg's order
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Lies east of Grallau
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With spade, axe and sword
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The Battle of Tannenberg
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By wagons, on foot and horse
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The Battle of Tannenberg
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The Battle of Tannenberg
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True to the Schlieffen Plan
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We fight through to Russia
Report to the High Command
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The reserves at Niedenburg
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Don't change the victory question
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Shoots himself in the head
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Thus the battle was won
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The glory at Tannenberg
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The shame that still hurts
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Erased after centuries
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The glory at Tannenberg
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The shame that still hurts, erased
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The glory at Tannenberg
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The first battle, the first glory
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Victory that shapes the battlefield
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But that's not what counts
With tens of thousands dead
Countless prisoners of war
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Add to the cruel quotas
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Beats in German land
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From the Alps to the Baltic Sea
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And through every dugout
Historic cheers everywhere
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The paper's full of it
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The field post sends the message
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But in the West there's news
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The joy doesn't last
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The Flanders battle begins
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Greets us with iron showers
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But in the West there's news
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From Flanders into the Argonne
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The fronts open up
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From Flanders into the Argonne
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The fronts open up
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From Flanders into the Argonne