"Herr Pastor sien Kauh" is a fine jolly song which is quite well known and we sang it quite a lot in the Idle Fellows. Bernd Gerken used to belt it out and there were always a number of people who could ably join in the choruses. It's a rather strange song of how a whole village benefits from the unexpected and untimely departure of the village parson's cow for the green pastures yonder in the sky. Everybody gets a piece of the unfortunate bovine beast fitting to his trade and situation. The village band get new drum skins, for example.

1. Kennt ji all dat nije Leed, nije Leed, nije Leed,
    Wat de ganze Stadt all weet, von us Pastor sien Kauh?

Chorus
    Sing man tau, sing man tau, von us Pastor sien Kauh, jau, jau.
    Sing man tau, sing man tau, von us Pastor sien Kauh.

2. Ostern weer se dick un drall, dick un drall, dick un drall,
    Pinksten leeg se dot in'n Stall, us Pastor sien Kauh?
    Chorus

3. As se weer in Stücke sneeden, Stücke sneeden, Stücke sneeden,
    Het dat ganze Dörp wat kreegen, von us Pastor sien Kauh?
    Chorus

4. Jochen Steif, de Transuldat, de Transuldat, de Transuldat,
    Kreeg een Pott voll Mulsalat, von us Pastor sien Kauh?
    Chorus

5. Un de Köster Dümmeking, Dümmeking, Dümmeking,
    Kreeg den Stert as Glockenstrang, von us Pastor sien Kauh?
    Chorus

6. Un de ole Stadtkapell, Stadtkapell, Stadtkapell,
    Kreeg en neejes Trummelfell, von us Pastor sien Kauh?
    Chorus

7. Un us nije Füerwehr, Füerwehr, Füerwehr,
    Kreeg en Pott voll Wagensmeer, von us Pastor sien Kauh?
    Chorus