Motto: “We become richer the more we give to others.”
Thus, the more we give to others,
The richer we become,
That beautiful motto is now written
On every billboard.
I’ll also stick with providing support
It is a social duty,
But I won‘t support the Winter Relief Action,
For it was only established
To increase the misery
That exists already,
That led us into misfortune,
The same wicked person
Wants to manipulate the people today
To still provide money,
But he hasn‘t received much yet,
Everyone has realized
That by giving them donations,
The distress won‘t be overcome,
So we let them feel free to shout,
And nobody is so foolish
To believe what they tell us,
We know it‘s not true.
We know their lying games now
And their repertoire.
Whatever we would give to the Winter Relief Action
Goes into the German pocket,
The rest to Mussert‘s nieces, nephews,
But we don‘t care about such things.
The more we give to Winter Relief Action,
The richer Adolf becomes,
But that truth is not written
On every billboard.
Post-Editing: Sylvia Stawski, Ernst Sittig
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