Der Teufel hat den Schnaps gemacht deutsche Übersetzung
von Udo Jürgens

The Devil made the Booze
As I was sitting in my local pub
A girl came through the door
She first me and then my glass
And sat down next to me
She said
She was from the Salvation Army
and could understand me

For she had already seen many a good man
going to the dogs.

The devil made the booze
to ruin us.
I hear already
How the devil laughs
If we die some day from booze.


She was so devout
She was so nice
and I liked her a lot
and I explained that to her in a friendly way
That the booze did nothing to me.
Already I emptied the next glass.
She said: "I pity you
for many
who knock it back like you
have later regretted it ".

The devil made the booze
to ruin us.
I hear already
How the devil laughs
If we die some day from booze.

The girl looked tenderly at me
So I quickly drank up
I put my arm around her
and brought her home.
She invited me into her room
and there I then discovered:
Whoever drinks too much
is unfortunately often
still only half a man.

The devil made the booze
to ruin us.
I hear already
How the devil laughs
If we die some day from booze.