This is the tale of a girl I once knew
Born in Eimsbüttel
Her name was Gertrude
Queen of the ska scene
She liked her boys rude
Now dearly departed
She left us too soon
From Gun Club to Komet
She'd paint the town red
Tuesdays through Sundays
Spent Mondays in bed
"No rest for the wicked I'll sleep when I'm dead, and wicked I am."
Was the motto she read
Now Gertrude's dead and gone
But she'll live on in song
One drink (One drink)
One round (One round)
Let's make the ol' girl proud
Raise a toast
To Gertrude's ghost
She's the devil's problem now
One shot (One shot)
Let's go (Let's go)
Let's let the ol' girl know
Raise a glass
To the best in class
Bottoms up for Gertrude's ghost
(Hey)
(Hey)
(Hey)
Sometimes you'll catch her at Hafenklang still
Creeping out the locals whilst nursing a pils
Showing off her spooky Fußball'ing skills
Singing "Ghost Town"
That'll give you the chills
You're probably working how her met her maker
By the hand of God or the undertaker
Class A narcotics or deathly haymakers
The truth is Gertrude slipped and fell
Now Gertrude's dead and gone
But she'll live on in song
One drink (One drink)
One round (One round)
Let's make the ol' girl proud
Raise a toast
To Gertrude's ghost
She's the devil's problem now
One shot (One shot)
Let's go (Let's go)
Let's let the ol' girl know
Raise a glass
To the best in class
Bottoms up for Gertrude's ghost
So the lesson today is a lesson as old as time
Live your life today
Live your life the way that you like
Yeah, the lesson today is a lesson as old as time
Live your life today cause tomorrow you could slip and die
(La la la)
(La la la)
(La la la la la la la)
(La la la)
(La la la)
(La la la la la la la)
One drink
One round
Make the ol' girl proud
Raise a toast
To Gertrude's ghost
She's the devil's problem now
One shot
Let's go
Let's let the ol' girl know
Raise a glass
To the best in class
Bottoms up for Gertrude's ghost
One drink (One drink)
One round (One round)
Let's make the ol' girl proud
Raise a toast
To Gertrude's ghost
She's the devil's problem now
One shot (One shot)
Let's go (Let's go)
Let's let the ol' girl know
Raise a glass
To the best in class
Bottoms up for Gertrude's ghost
(Ya ya ya ya ya)