宣誓の言葉を含む歌の最も初期の既知の録音は、1891年から「der fiedler auf dem dach」（「The Fiddler on the Roof」）であると考えられています。「Gott Verdamm Mich」（「God Damn Me」）は、誓いの言葉を含む曲の最も初期の既知の録音にしています。
The earliest known recording of a song containing a swear word is believed to be "Der Fiedler auf dem Dach" ("The Fiddler on the Roof") from 1891. The song, sung by German composer and singer Robert Stolz, contains the German phrase "Gott verdamm mich" ("God damn me"), making it the earliest known recording of a song that contains a swear word.