The Dutchman's not the kind of man To keeps his thumb jammed in the dam That holds his dreams in But that's a secret that only Margaret knows
When Amsterdam is golden in the morning Margaret brings him breakfast, she believes him He thinks the tulips bloom beneath the snow
He's mad as he can be But Margaret only sees that sometimes Sometimes she sees Her unborn children in his eyes
Let us go to the banks of the ocean Where the walls rise above the Zuiderzee Long ago, I used to be a young man But dear Margaret remembers that for me
The Dutchman still wears wooden shoes His cap and coat are patched with the love That Margaret sewed him Sometimes he thinks he's still in Rotterdam
He watches tug-boats down canals And calls out to them When he thinks he knows the captain 'Til Margaret comes to take him home again
Through the unforgiving streets that trip him Though she holds his arm Sometimes he thinks he's alone and calls her name
Let us go to the banks of the ocean Where the walls rise above the Zuiderzee Long ago, I used to be a young man But dear Margaret remembers that for me
Windmills whirl the winter wind She winds his muffler tighter, they sit in the kitchen Some tea with whiskey keeps away the dew
He sees her for a moment, calls her name She makes his bed up singing some old love song She learned it when the tune was very new
He hums a line or two They hum together in the night The Dutchman falls asleep And Margaret blows the candle out
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