Don’t go groping in the dark …
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And do not go groping in the dark,
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For example: This war
Will continue only for a short time longer
And Germany will win it,
Despite what the whole world may think.
And that almost all here
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And Mussert and Geelkerken,
They are two fine people,
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And Rost and van der Vegte
They both are also
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Post-Editing: Benno Groeneveld
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