The Hetzenberg National Anthem.
(Composed by James McGonnigal, Composer-Laureate to the Grand Ducal Court (Retd. – in a hurry!)
To the tune of O Tannenbaum.
"O Hetzenberg, O Hetzenberg!
We like you ever such a lot!
O Hetzenberg, O Hetzenberg!
Whoever loathes you is a clot!
Your mountains high! Your rivers deep!
The cost of living here's quite cheap.
The folks are nice, there's not much vice,
O Hetzenberg Forevermore!"
(Composed by James McGonnigal, Composer-Laureate to the Grand Ducal Court (Retd. – in a hurry!)
To the tune of O Tannenbaum.
"O Hetzenberg, O Hetzenberg!
We like you ever such a lot!
O Hetzenberg, O Hetzenberg!
Whoever loathes you is a clot!
Your mountains high! Your rivers deep!
The cost of living here's quite cheap.
The folks are nice, there's not much vice,
O Hetzenberg Forevermore!"
His Grace the Grand Duke Karl was seen to blanch during the first recital, although he maintained a fixed smile to the end. Later he awarded the Composer-Laureate the traditional salary of one hundred Reichpfennigs and a barrel of Doppeldorf claret. The Ducal court refuses to comment on the rumour that the Duke added a kick in the pants and the suggestion that he leave the Duchy within 24 hours...
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