Unfortunately, the last shirt has no pockets
The last shirt has no pockets, unfortunately, is a German popular songs of Michael Jary to a text by Hans Stani . It became popular in a version recorded by Hans Albers in 1957 and arranged by Rudi Bohn for the film Das Herz von St. Pauli .
The song is about comforting someone who has lost their money even though they have always lived frugally. The song is a reminder that you cannot take the money with you after death. In the chorus it says: “So let's quickly eat the little rest. In heaven a person definitely needs no money. ”So there is no point in accumulating a great deal of property.
The Telefunken Decca released the song in the film release for the first time on record. The film song has long been part of the standard repertoire of every Hamburg folk singer. In addition to the version sung by Hans Albers, there were also various cover version recordings, for example by Karl Dall or Aale-Dieter . The title was also used in the film Soul Kitchen (2009) by Fatih Akın . In 2010 the song hit the album charts on the Soul Kitchen soundtrack.