Mein kleiner grüner Kaktus English translation
von Comedian Harmonists

Pamparam, paramparam, paramparam
Paramparam, paramparam, pampampampampam

Flowers in the garden, some twenty kinds
Of roses, tulips, and narcissus
Is what the fine people afford themselves today
But I don’t want to know

My little green cactus sits outside on the balcony
Hollari, hollari, hollaro
What do I need of red roses, what do I need of red poppies?
Hollari, hollari, hollaro
And when a rascal says something impertinent
then I fetch my cactus and it pricks, pricks, pricks
My little green cactus sits outside on the balcony
Hollari, hollari, hollaro

You usually see women simular
To the flowers which they like to have
Anyway, I say daily, this isn't possible
What else should the people say about me


My little green cactus sits outside on the balcony
Hollari, hollari, hollaro
What do I need of red roses, what do I need of red poppies?
Hollari, hollari, hollaro
And when a rascal says something impertinent
then I fetch my cactus and it pricks, pricks, pricks
My little green cactus sits outside on the balcony
Hollari, hollari, hollaro

Pipipipipipipipi

Today at four there was a knock at the door
What, company this early in the day?
It was Herr Krause from next door
He says: “Excuse me, if I ask

You have a cactus outside on your balcony.
Hollari, hollari, hollaro
It just fell down. What do you make of that?
Hollari, hollari, hollaro
It fell right on my face, believe it or not,
now I know that your little green cactus pricks
You'd be pleased to keep that cactus elsewhere
Hollari, hollari, hollaro"