Black milk of daybreak we drink it at sundown
we drink it at noon in the morning we drink it at night
we drink it and drink it
we dig a grave in the breezes there one lies unconfined
A man lives in the house he plays with the serpentshe writes
he writes when dusk falls to Germany your goldenhair Margarete
he writes it ans steps out of doors and the stars areflashing he whistles his pack out
he whistles his Jews out in earth has them dig for agrave
he commands us strike up for the danceBlack milk of daybreak we drink you at night
we drink you in the morning at noon we drink you atsundown
we drink and we drink you
A man lives in the house he plays with the serpentshe writes
he writes when dusk falls to Germany your golden hairMargarete
your ashen hair Sulamith we dig a grave in the breezesthere one lies unconfinedHe calls out jab deeper into the earth you lot youothers sing now and play
he grabs at teh iron in his belt he waves it hiseyes are blue
jab deper you lot with your spades you others playon for the danceBlack milk of daybreak we drink you at night
we drink you at at noon in the morning we drink youat sundown
we drink and we drink you
a man lives in the house your golden hair Margarete
your ashen hair Sulamith he plays with the serpents
He calls out more sweetly play death death is a masterfrom Germany
he calls out more darkly now stroke your strings thenas smoke you will rise into air
then a grave you will have in the clouds there onelies unconfinedBlack milk of daybreak we drink you at night
we drink you at noon death is a master from Germany
we drink you at sundown and in the morning we drinkand we drink you
death is a master from Germany his eyes are blue
he strikes you with leaden bullets his aim is true
a man lives in the house your golden hair Margarete
he sets his pack on to us he grants us a grave inthe air
He plays with the serpents and daydreams death isa master from Germanyyour golden hair Margarete
your ashen hair Shulamith