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The Dutchman

from Pirates' Gold by The Jolly Rogers

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The Dutchman's not the kind of man,
to keep his thumb jammed in the dam
that holds his dreams in.
But that's his secret, 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.
And dear Margaret remembers that for me.
The Dutchman still wears wooden shoes;
his cap and coat are patched with love
that Margaret sewed in.
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.
„Till Margaret comes to take him home again.
Through unforgiving streets, that trip him though she holds his arm.
Sometimes he thinks that he's alone, and calls her name.
[CHORUS]
Windmills swirl the winter rain,
she winds his muffler tighter,
they sit in the kitchen.
And the tea with whiskey, keeps away the dew.
He sees her for a moment, calls her name,
she makes the bed up, humming 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.
[CHORUS] x2

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from Pirates' Gold, released September 1, 1997
Written by Michael Peter Smith

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The Jolly Rogers Kansas City, Missouri

Pirates before pirates were cool. The Jolly Rogers were born as the Earth still cooled, waaaay back in 1991. Bringing maritime music, sea shanties, drinking and bawdy songs to audiences before pirates were all the rage, they've been a main stage act at venues across America and Europe. ... more

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