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Knauss Song

   

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Here's the "unofficial" Knauss Song.  I've included guitar chords in case you want to give it a whirl:

"Der Knauss Legacy"
(Lyrics by Bill Knauss, June, 1993, sung to the tune of Don McLean's "American Pie")
          G                Am                        C                    Em                                           D
A long, long time ago, in the German town of Düdelsheim, A man named Lukas began the line.
    G                         Am                                     Em 
Lukas was born in 1633 and started "Der Knauss legacy", His son Ludwig left old Germany to 
   C     D7     G
find his destiny.
    G                           Em                Am                D
Ludwig, at the age of 38, with his family set sail for an unknown fate.
        G     Em              Am            C      D7     G
They crossed the ocean with their freight, and came to America.
Chorus:
      G    C         G      D        G          C        G     D
So, my oh my what a great legacy, began by old Lukas back in 16-3-3
     G              C               G      D      Em    A7                  Em
The Family name continues in it's fourth century, over 18 score from Lukas to me, I'm so proud of 
    D7
"Der Knauss legacy".
G                          Em                                 Am     D
They arrived in Philadelphia, P.A., and found rich land on which they'd stay,
Em                  Am       C             D7               G
With seven sons, he led the way, to the tribe that's here today.
G                    Em                Am                              D
Ludwig's first son Gottfried, born in 1707, long since dead and gone to heaven
G           Em           Am            C             D7     G
but he was just the first of seven, listen, there's still six more. 
G                  Em                     Am                       D          G
Sons, Johann and Henrich met the same sad fate, but history didn't record the date. The other 
Em                  C         D7               G
four are just as late, but I guess "that's life" they'd say.
Chorus:
      G C G    D   G C G     D
So, my oh my what a great legacy, began by old Lukas back in 16-3-3
G C    G D      Em A7 Em
The Family name continues in it's fourth century, over 18 score from Lukas to me, I'm so proud of 
D7
"Der Knauss legacy".
G Em     Am    D
Sebastian Henrich is probably the most well known as the son who made Emmaus a home; 
G Em C D7    G
He donated the land so the village could be grown; and Emmaus still stands today.
G Em Am D Em
Daniel's the one that continued my line, he was a sickle-maker and at that time, owned 600 acres 
C Em       D7 G
and over 50 swine; Wow! what it'd be worth today.
G Em Am 
About the sixth son John George, not much is known, but the last son John Ludwig was a man of 
      D G Em Am D7     G
his own; he served in the militia, was a judge and was known as a saddler by trade.
Chorus:
      G C G    D   G C G     D
So, my oh my what a great legacy, began by old Lukas back in 16-3-3
G C    G D      Em A7 Em
The Family name continues in it's fourth century, over 18 score from Lukas to me, I'm so proud of 
D7
"Der Knauss legacy".
G Em Am 
Since those days, we've produced no heads of states, just a hardworking people with God fearing 
D G Em C D7 G
traits, but don't count us out yet, you'll just have to wait, to see what we will be.
G D Em7 Am C Am 
And now we're all gathered here in this place, a new generation of Knauss' in place, a new day 
       D
dawning for our tribe,
D    G Am C D
So come on, continue the tradition and increase the tribe, keep the Knauss name fully alive. The 
C D G Am C
good book says go forth and multiply. So, go on, get going give it one more try, it's never too late, 
Em G Em C D7 G
just look to the sky and may the legend continue on all the while until the last Good-bye.
Chorus:
      C   G C G D G C         G    D
And we were singin, my oh my what a great legacy, began by old Lukas back in 16-3-3
G C    G D      Em A7 Em
The Family name continues in it's fourth century, over 18 score from Lukas to me, I'm so proud of 
D7
"Der Knauss legacy".
      G C G    D   G C G     D
So, my oh my what a great legacy, began by old Lukas back in 16-3-3
G C    G D      Em A7 Em
The Family name continues in it's fourth century, over 18 score from Lukas to me, I'm so proud of 
D7       C D7 G C G
"Der Knauss legacy", I'm so proud of "Der Knauss Legacy"
 

Contact information:

Knauss Homestead Preservation Society

4120 Orefield Road Allentown, PA 18104

Linda Burkhardt (610) 395-1240

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