Amandus Dokkemann - Hanne Krogh

Amandus var en dokkemann, og lange fine bukser hadde han

Og alltid var han blid og glad, og alltid gikk han rundt omkring og sa:

Ha, ha, ha, — nå må jeg le, det er så mye rart og se

Ja hvor han gikk og hvor han sto

Amandus bare lo og lo og lo

En dag Amandus gikk en tur, så møtte han en mann som var så sur

Det var en stor og voksen mann, og vet du hva Amandus sa til han:

Ha, ha, ha, — så sint du er, er det fordi du er så svær?

Da er jeg glad at ikke jeg

Er like store og sint og sur som deg

En dag Amandus løp om kapp, så falt Amandus ned en diger trapp

Og hele hodet hans gikk a', men vet du hva vår venn Amandus sa:

Ha, ha, ha, — her ligger jeg, og hele hodet falt av meg

Men Kari er min gode venn, hun syr nok hele hodet på igjen

Og Kari hentet nål og tråd og sydde Amandus' hode på, «Nå må du legge deg «sa hun

«og ta en liten høneblund»

Ha, ha, ha — nå sover jeg, — nå må ingen vekke meg

Nå sover jeg som Kari sa, og drømmer litt og har det veldig bra

Amandus was a puppeteer, and he had long nice trousers

And always he was cheerful and happy, and always he went about saying:

Ha, ha, ha, — now I have to laugh, it's so much strange and seeing

Yes where he walked and where he stood

Amandus just laughed and laughed and laughed

One day Amandus went for a walk and he met a man who was so angry

It was a big and grown man, and do you know what Amandus said to him:

Ha, ha, ha, — so angry you are, is it because you are so heavy?

Then I'm glad not me

Are as big and angry and sour as you

One day Amandus was running a race, then Amandus fell down a huge staircase

And his whole head went a', but do you know what our friend Amandus said:

Ha, ha, ha, — here I lie, and my whole head fell off of me

But Kari is my good friend, she will probably sew the whole head back on

And Kari fetched needle and thread and sewed Amandus' head on, "Now you must go to bed" she said

"and take a little nap"

Ha, ha, ha — now I sleep, — now no one must wake me

Now I sleep as Kari said, and dream a little and feel very well