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| Facts: |
| Reached #8 in the UK chart. Also reached #4 as a cover version by The Hotshots in 1973. (The Judge) |
| From their 1966 debut album SNOOPY VS. THE RED BARON. (sav-man) |
| The Guardsmen were reportedly not too crazy about recording this song, but their previous attempts at more serious material hadn't done well. (sav-man) |
| Reached #2 on the BILLBOARD charts in December 1966. (sav-man) |
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| Song Lyrics: |
Achtung!
Jetzt wir singen zusammen die Geschichte Über den schweinköpfigen Hund Und den lieben Red Baron
After the turn of the century
In the clear blue skies over Germany
Came a roar and a thunder men had never heard
Like the screamin’ sound of a big war bird
Eins, zwei, drei, vier...
Up in the sky, a man in a plane
Baron Von Richthofen was his name
Eighty men tried, and eighty men died
Now they’re buried together on the countryside
Ten, twenty, thirty, forty, fifty or more
The bloody Red Baron was rollin’ up the score
Eighty men died trying to end that spree
Of the bloody Red Baron of Germany
Left, two, three, four...
In the nick of time, a hero arose
A funny looking dog with a big black nose
He flew into the sky to seek revenge
But the Baron shot him down - “Curses, foiled again!”
Now Snoopy had sworn that he’d get that man
So he asked the Great Pumpkin for a new battle plan
He challenged the German to a real dogfight
While the Baron was laughin’, he got him in his sights
That bloody Red Baron was in a fix
He’d tried everything, but he’d run out of tricks
Snoopy fired once, and he fired twice
And the bloody Red Baron went spinning out of sight
Ten, twenty, thirty, forty, fifty or more
The bloody Red Baron was rollin’ up the score
Eighty men died trying to end that spree
Of the bloody Red Baron of Germany
Ten, twenty, thirty, forty, fifty or more
The bloody Red Baron was rollin’ up the score
Eighty men died trying to end that spree
Of the bloody Red Baron of Germany
©1966 Rosnique Music, Inc. BMI (Bill L) |
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| Current Rating: |
| 10.0 |
| (4 votes) |
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| Played on 31 shows: |
 | 09-03-78, #78-28 | | 01-30-05, #XM-88 |
| 11-03-85, #85-44 | | 04-24-05, #XM-100 |
| 04-20-86, #86-16 |  | 04-17-06, #FFM-36 |
| 01-18-87, #87-03 | | 07-23-06, #06-30 |
| 07-19-87, #87-29 | | 10-01-06, #MMS-47 |
| 08-20-89, #89-34 | | 01-28-07, #07-04 |
| 09-16-90, #90-37 | | 05-27-07, #MMS-79 |
| 08-18-91, #91-33 | | 08-05-07, #MMS-88 |
| 08-29-93, #93-35 | | 10-05-08, #08-40 |
| 08-21-94, #94-34 | | 08-09-09, #09-32 |
| 04-30-95, #95-18 | | 01-03-10, #10-01 |
| 08-20-95, #95-34 | | 02-14-10, #MMCZ-10-07 |
| 08-18-96, #96-33 | | 02-28-10, #MMCZ-10-09 |
| 06-25-00, #00-26 | | 07-01-10, #MMCZ-10-27 |
| 05-05-04, #KMCC_01-10 | | 08-28-10, #MMCZ-10-35 |
| 01-09-05, #05-02 | | |
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