Cover art for Mein Herr by Liza Minnelli
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Mein Herr Lyrics

[EMCEE, spoken]
Meine Damen und Herren, mesdames et messieurs, ladies und gentlemen
I give you that internationale sensation
Fräulein Sally Bowles!

[SALLY]
You have to understand the way I am, mein Herr
A tiger is a tiger, not a lamb, mein Herr
You'll never turn the vinegar to jam, mein Herr
So I do what I do when I'm through, then I'm through
And I'm through, toodle-oo

Bye bye, mein lieber Herr
Farewell, mein lieber Herr
It was a fine affair, but now it's over
And though I used to care
I need the open air
You're better off without me, mein Herr

Don't dab your eye, mein Herr
Or wonder why, mein Herr
I've always said that I was a rover
You mustn't knit your brow
You should have known by now
You'd every cause to doubt me, mein Herr
The continent of Europe is so wide, mein Herr
Not only up and down, but side to side, mein Herr
I couldn't ever cross it if I tried, mein Herr
But I do what I can
Inch by inch, step by step
Mile by mile, man by man

Bye bye, mein lieber Herr
Farewell, mein lieber Herr
It was a fine affair, but now it's over
And though I used to care
I need the open air
You're better off without me, mein Herr

Don't dab your eye, mein Herr
Or wonder why, mein Herr
I've always said that I was a rover
You mustn't knit your brow
You should have known by now
You'd every cause to doubt me, mein Herr

[SALLY, SALLY & GIRLS, GIRLS]
Bye bye, mein lieber Herr
Auf wiedersehen, mein Herr
Es war sehr gut, mein herr, und vorbei
Du kennst mich wohl, mein Herr
Ach, lebe wohl, mein Herr
Du sollst mich nie mehr sehen, mein Herr

Bye bye, mein lieber Herr
Auf wiedersehen
Es war sehr gut

Und vorbei
Du kennst mich wohl, mein Herr
Ach, lebe wohl
Du sollst mich nie mehr

And bye bye

Bye bye, mein lieber Herr
Farewell, mein lieber Herr
It was a fine affair, but now it's over
And though I used to care
I need the open air
You're better off without me
You'll get on without me

Auf wiedersehen
Es war sehr gut

Mein
Du kennst mich wohl
Herr
Ach, lebe wohl
Na-na-na-na
Auf wiedersehen
Na-na-na-na

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This song, which sets the audience up to finding out about the nature of lead character Sally Bowles, is about an over controlling man who tried to change his woman to tame her and her reaction to this.

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