Hello hello, you may all stand.(1)
would all of you help me
and walk with me along an unknown path.
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It doesn't help you to say no.
Be it pope, bishop, and cardinal
canon, priest, monk, or official.
Be it student, or schoolmaster wise
I mean everybody who reads books.
Furthermore both emperor and empress
King, duke and duchess
Knights and swains, maiden and maids
Mayor and those who belongs to the council.
What is necessary now calls more and more,
you must all step forward in this dance
Come here, come here, you must go along
it doesn't help to resist now
be you all prepared in this time
and come all of you here in my fight
I will stretch you all on the ground
and make you all one foot longer(2)
Be it old, young, poor or rich
I mean all of them
Man's life is in the youth
full of sin and is very impious
The youth I give no peace
I dance with him till he drops down
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