Underneath the lantern by the barrack gate

Darling I remember the way you used to wait

Twas there that you whispered tenderly

That you loved me

You'd always be

My Lili of the lamplight

My own Lili Marlene Time would come for roll call

Time for us to part

Darling I'd caress you and press you to my heart

And there 'neath that far off lantern light

I'd hold you tight

We'd kiss good-night

My Lili of the lamplight

My own Lili Marlene Orders came for sailing somewhere over there

All confined to barracks was more than I could bear

I knew you were waiting in the street

I heard your feet

But could not meet

My Lili of the lamplight

My own Lili Marlene Resting in a billet just behind the line

Even tho' we're parted your lips are close to mine

You wait where that lantern softly gleams

Your sweet face seems to haunt my dreams

My Lili of the lamplight

My own Lili Marlene When we are marching in the mud and cold,

And when my pack seems more than I can hold

My love for you renews my might

I'm warm again

My pack is light

It's you Lili Marlene

It's you Lili Marlene