It is always a temptat[Em]ion for an armed and agile [Am]nation[Em]
To call upon a neighbor and [B7]say,
"We in[Em]vaded you last night. We are [Am]quite prepared to [Em]fight
Unless you pay us [B7]cash to go [Em]away."
And [Am]that is called "asking for [Em]Dane Geld."
And t[Am]he people who ask it [Em]explain
That [Am]once you have paid him the D[Em]ane Geld,
[B7]Then you'll be rid of the [Em]dane.
It is [Em]always a temptation for a [Am]rich and lazy [Em]nation
To puff and look important and to [B7]say,
"Though we [Em]really should defeat you, we've [Am]not the time to [Em]meet you.
We'll therefore pay you [B7]cash to go [Em]away."
And [Am]that is called "paying the [Em]Dane Geld."
And we've [Am]proved it again and [Em]again
That [Am]once you have paid him the [Em]Dane Geld
You'll [B7]never get rid of the [Em]dane.
It is [Em]wrong to put temptation in the [Am]path of any [Em]nation
For fear they should succumb and go [B7]astray.
So [Em]when you're requested to pay [Am]up or be mo[Em]lested
You'll find it better [B7]policy to [Em]say...
"We [Am]never pay anyone [Em]Dane Geld
No [Am]matter how trifling the [Em]cost.
For the [Am]end of that game is op[Em]pression and shame
And the [B7]nation who plays it is [EM]lost."
"No, we [Am]never pay anyone [Em]Dane Geld
No [Am]matter how trifling the [Em]cost.
For the [Am]end of that game is op[Em]pression and shame
And the [B7]nation who plays it is [Am]los[Em]t."
To call upon a neighbor and [B7]say,
"We in[Em]vaded you last night. We are [Am]quite prepared to [Em]fight
Unless you pay us [B7]cash to go [Em]away."
And [Am]that is called "asking for [Em]Dane Geld."
And t[Am]he people who ask it [Em]explain
That [Am]once you have paid him the D[Em]ane Geld,
[B7]Then you'll be rid of the [Em]dane.
It is [Em]always a temptation for a [Am]rich and lazy [Em]nation
To puff and look important and to [B7]say,
"Though we [Em]really should defeat you, we've [Am]not the time to [Em]meet you.
We'll therefore pay you [B7]cash to go [Em]away."
And [Am]that is called "paying the [Em]Dane Geld."
And we've [Am]proved it again and [Em]again
That [Am]once you have paid him the [Em]Dane Geld
You'll [B7]never get rid of the [Em]dane.
It is [Em]wrong to put temptation in the [Am]path of any [Em]nation
For fear they should succumb and go [B7]astray.
So [Em]when you're requested to pay [Am]up or be mo[Em]lested
You'll find it better [B7]policy to [Em]say...
"We [Am]never pay anyone [Em]Dane Geld
No [Am]matter how trifling the [Em]cost.
For the [Am]end of that game is op[Em]pression and shame
And the [B7]nation who plays it is [EM]lost."
"No, we [Am]never pay anyone [Em]Dane Geld
No [Am]matter how trifling the [Em]cost.
For the [Am]end of that game is op[Em]pression and shame
And the [B7]nation who plays it is [Am]los[Em]t."
