This is the story of Lili Marlene   Doo, doo, doo doo, doo      Would you like to hear the story   Of a girl that many soldiers know?   It's a tale of love in all its glory   They tell when the lights are soft an' low      Underneath the lamp post by the brigades   Standing all alone every night you'll see her wait   She waits for a boy who marched away   And though he's gone, she hears him say      "Oh promise you'll be true   Fare thee well, Lili Marlene   'Till I return to you   Fare thee well, Lili Marlene"      This is the story of Lili Marlene      With a kiss she gave her promise   To be constant as the stars above   Every soldier knows she's kept her promise   And she has been faithful to her love      Underneath the lamp post by the brigade   Standing all alone every night you'll see her wait   For this is the place a vow was made   And breezes sing her serenade      "Oh promise you'll be true   Fare thee well, Lili Marlene   'Till I return to you   Fare thee well, Lili Marlene"      This is the story of Lili Marlene   Though wee stems have an ending   No one knows just what the end will be   But tonight when twilight is descending   If you'll come along, here's what you'll see      Underneath the lamp post by the brigade   Standing all alone every night you'll see her wait   And as they go marching to the fray   The soldiers all salute and say      "We'll tell him you've been true   Fare thee well, Lili Marlene   'Till he returns to you   Fare thee well, Lili Marlene"