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Dane Geld by Michael Longcor




                     Dane Geld 




 
 
      Em                         Am              Em
It is always a temptation for an armed and agile nation
                            B7
To call upon a neighbor and say,
      Em                            Am                Em
"We invaded you last night.  We are quite prepared to fight
                  B7         Em
Unless you pay us cash to go away."
 
 
    Am                         Em
And that is called "asking for Dane Geld."
     Am                   Em
And the people who ask it explain
     Am                          Em
That once you have paid him the Dane Geld,
B7                        Em
Then you'll be rid of the dane.
 
 
      Em                        Am            Em
It is always a temptation for a rich and lazy nation
                                  B7
To puff and look important and to say,
           Em                              Am              Em
"Though we really should defeat you, we've not the time to meet you.
                        B7         Em
We'll therefore pay you cash to go away."
 
 
    Am                         Em
And that is called "paying the Dane Geld."
          Am                  Em
And we've proved it again and again
     Am                         Em
That once you have paid him the Dane Geld
       B7                   Em
You'll never get rid of the dane.
 
 
      Em                             Am          Em
It is wrong to put temptation in the path of any nation
                                    B7
For fear they should succumb and go astray.
   Em                           Am         Em
So when you're requested to pay up or be molested
                      B7        Em
You'll find it better policy to say...
 
 
    Am               Em
"We never pay anyone Dane Geld
   Am                      Em
No matter how trifling the cost.
        Am                    Em
For the end of that game is oppression and shame
        B7                     EM
And the nation who plays it is lost."
 
        Am               Em
"No, we never pay anyone Dane Geld
   Am                      Em
No matter how trifling the cost.
        Am                    Em
For the end of that game is oppression and shame
        B7                     Am Em
And the nation who plays it is lost."









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