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Ich bin der Doktor Eisenbart
I’m Doctor Eisenbart

Ich bin der Doktor Eisenbart,

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kurier’ die Leut’ nach meiner Art,

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Kann machen, dass die Blinden geh’n,

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und dass die Lahmen wieder seh’n.

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Zu Wien kuriert’ ich einen Mann,

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der hatte einen hohlen Zahn,

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Ich schoss ihn raus mit der Pistol’,

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ach Gott, wie ist dem Mann so wohl,

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Das ist die Art, wie ich kurier’,

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sie ist probat, ich bürg’ dafür,

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Dass dieses Mittel Wirkung tut,

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schwör’ ich bei meinem Doktorhut,

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I’m doctor Eisenbart,

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cure the folks in my own way,

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I can make the blind walk,

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and the paralyzed see,

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In Vienna, I cured a man,

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that had a hollow tooth,

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I shot it out with a pistol,

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Oh god, how well this man is doing,

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That’s the way I cure,

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it’s tried and tested, I guarantee,

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That this method is effective,

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I swear by my doctor’s hat,

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The historic doctor Johann Andreas Eisenbart (1661-1727) was approved as a doctor by the Prussian king from 1716 onwards. Thereby, he became very successful, and he travelled from town to town to practice in a tent at each town’s market place. Since his employees praised him like on a market, a satirical song was written about him, in which he is portrayed as a bungler. However, this song does not mirror his real practical skills.