Ten T'ousand Svedes

Ten T’ousand Svedes ran tru da veeds

Chased by vun Norvegian

Ten t’ousand more ran to da shore

In da battle of Copenhagen.

Vay, vay back in history

Back ven da vorld vas new

Norvegians searched all over

To find some snoose to chew.

Dey fished for Lutefisk and Torsk

It helped to make dem strong

And you and me, ve know a Norsk

Cannot do nutting wrong.

But Svedes and Danes were envious

Of Viking trips and raids

Da Viking shields and helmet horns

Made all dose folks afraid.

T’roughout da world da Vikings sailed

To Ireland and to France

Dey even found America

Vun afternoon by chance.

My Grandpa says, and he should know,

Da Svedes made up their minds

To beat da Norsky Vikings

And kick a few “behinds.”

But history, so my Grandpa says,

Shows dat da Norskies von

Dey clobbered all da Svedes and Danes

And made it lots of fun.

Ten t’ousand Svedes ran tru da veeds

Chased by vun Norvegian

Da dust from da veeds made snoose for da Svedes

And dey called it COPENHAGEN!