Einst kam der Bock als Bote

Einst kam der Bock als Bote
Zum Rosenkavalier an's Haus,
Er klopft mit seiner Pfote,
Den Eingang wehrt ein Rosenstrauss.
Der Strauss sticht seine Dornen schnell
Dem Botenbock durch's dicke Fell.
O Bock, zieh mit gesenktem Sterz
Hinterwärts, hinterwärts!
O Bock, o Botenbock,
Zieh mit gesenktem Sterz
Hinterwärts, hinterwärts!

Input by Matthias Fletzberger

Authorship

by Alfred Kerr (1867-1948) , title unknown

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by Richard Georg Strauss (1864-1949) , no title, op. 66 no. 2 (1918), from Krämerspiegel, no. 2.

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