Ute Lemper - Münchhausen by Ute Lemper lyrics

(1) I came across a wond'rous tree As prickly as a porcupine This cactus tree bore luscious fruit And giant roses red as wine It rose so high into de sky Its top was far, far out of sight Its leaves recoiles from the day And then they turned to gold at night And if you bored into its bark Hot coffee poured out rich and dark -------------------------------------- (*) Liar, liar,liar,liar,liar,liar I'm sick and tired of lies from you But how I wish your lies were true Liar, liar,liar,liar,liar,liar Truth is as hard and tough as nails That's why we need fairy tales I'm all through with logical conclusions Why should I deny ,myself illusions ------------------------------------- (2) I saw a film the other day That really varied from the norm There were no soldiers on parade And no one marched in uniform Its heroes were not supermen And no one even shot a gun The audience still loved the film Though not a single war was won But I was really shock to see This film was made in germany -------------------------------------- (*) Liar, liar,liar,liar,liar,liar I'm sick and tired of lies from you But how I wish your lies were true Liar, liar,liar,liar,liar,liar Truth is as hard and tough as nails That's why we need fairy tales I'm all through with logical conclusions Why should I deny ,myself illusions ------------------------------------- (3) I saw a court of law where all The justices were just again Where all the lawyers worked for free And all of them were honest men You could be rich you could de poor You could be Christian or a Jew Your politics did not have sway On how a judge would rule on you Their hearts were young Their minds were free They judge all men aqually (4) I saw a woman trying hard To feed her family of ten She was so poor and destitude And worse was pregnant once again She knew what they would say in church She sought a doctor out instead Who told her if she had the child That she herself might well end dead Then in a calm and gentle voice He said the law says its your choice (*) (5) I saw a brave republic where One banner flew for all to see Its stripes of black and red and gold Proclaim a new democracy All banners from the past were banned The empire's black and white and red Yes now the black and red and gold Is flying everywhere instead And nowhere will you see those flags Which sport thar thing that zigs and zags (*) (6) I saw a land that hated war And melted all its weapons down To build a boat of love for kids Who planned to sail from town to town Declaring peace for all the world Let k**ing now come to an end Embrace your enemies instead Your former foe is now your friend Ev'ry conflict now will cease And all of us will live in peace (*) --- .