Excerpt from The Three Sons-in-Law: A Free Version From the German
Baron of old Kept a sumptuous table, Had deer-hounds in kennels And steeds in the stable He'd a wife, and three daughters For beauty renowned, Who in marriage were sought By the whole country round.
But with racing, and feasting, And saying and doing, This foolish old Baron Went quickly to ruin All his castles were pawned Save an old one, that stood Perched high on a rock At the edge of a wood.
A lake lay below it, With dark, sullen waters. Oh! How the poor Baroness Wept with her daughters.
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