Give Me The Simple Life [German translation]

I don't believe in frettin' and grievin'.

Why mess around with strife?

I never was cut out to step and strut out,

give me the simple life.

Some find it pleasant dining on pheasant,

those things roll off my knife.

Just serve me tomatoes and mashed potatoes,

give me the simple life.

A cottage small is what I'm after,

not one that's spacious and wide,

a house that rings with joy and laughter

and the one you love inside.

Some like the high road, I like the low road,

free from the care and strife.

Sounds corny and seedy, but, yes, indeedy,

give me the simple life.

I don't believe in frettin' and grievin'.

Why mess around with strife?

I never was cut out to step and strut out,

give me the simple life.

Some find it pleasant dining on pheasant,

those things roll off my knife.

Just serve me tomatoes and mashed potatoes,

give me the simple life.

A cottage small is what I'm after,

not one that's spacious and wide,

a house that rings with joy and laughter

and the one you love inside.

Some like the high road, I like the low road,

free from the care and strife.

Sounds corny and seedy, but, yes, indeedy,

give me the simple, please make it simple,

give me the simple life.

• Artist:Mariska Veres