Friday not-so-random motherlode

I had a sudden urge to peruse my Berlin caberet songs (I have an album of them by the sublime Ute Lemper), and I hit upon "Munchhausen," by Friedrich Hollaender, first performed in 1931, sixteen months before Hitler was appointed chancellor. Since the lyrics are not copyright-bound, I'll put them (translated into English by Jeremy Lawrence) here:

I came across a wond'rous tree
and prickly as a porcupine
This cactus tree bore luscious fruit
and giant roses red as wine
It rose so high into the sky
its top was far, far out of sight
the leaves recoiled from the day
and then they turned to gold at night
And if you bored into its bark
hot coffee poured out rich and dark
Liar liar liar liar liar liar
I'm sick and tired of lies from you
but how I wish your lies were true
Liar liar liar liar liar liar
truth is hard and tough as nails
that's why we need fairly tales
I'm all through with logical conclusions
why should I deny myself illusions?

I saw a film the other day
that really varied from the norm
There were no soldiers on parade
and no one marched in uniform
its heroes were not supermen
and no one even shot a gun
The audience still loved the film
though not a single war was won
But I was really shocked to see
this film was made in Germany
Liar liar liar liar liar liar...

I saw a court of law where all
the justices were just again
Where all the lawyers worked for free
and all of them were honest men
You could be rich you could be poor
you could be Christian or a Jew
Your politics did not have sway
on how a judge would rule on you
Their hearts were young, their minds were free
they judged all men equally

I saw a woman trying hard
to feed her family of ten
She was poor and destitute
and worse was pregnant once again
She knew what they would say in church
she sought a doctor out instead
who told her if she had the child
that she herself might well end dead
Then in a calm and gentle voice
he said the law says its your choice
Liar liar liar liar liar liar...

I saw a brave republic where
one banner flew for all to see
Its stripes of black and red and gold
proclaim a new democracy
All banners from the past were banned
the empire's black and white and red
Yes now the black and red and gold
is flying everywhere instead
And nowhere will you see those flags
which sport that thing that zigs and zags
Liar liar liar liar liar liar...

I saw a land that hated war
and melted all its weapons down
to build a boat of love for kids
who planned to sail from town to town
declaring peace for all the world
Let killing now come to an end
embrace your enemies instead
your former foe is now your friend
Ev'ry conflict now will cease
and all of us will live in peace
Liar liar liar liar liar liar...