amsterdam

in the port of amsterdam

there's a sailor who sings

of the dreams that he brings

from the wide open sea

in the port of amsterdam

there's a sailor who sleeps

while the river bank weeps

to the old willow tree

in the port of amsterdam

there's a sailor who dies

full of beer

full of cries

in a drunken town fight

in the port of amsterdam

there's a sailor who's born

on a hot muggy morn

by the dawn's early light

in the port of amsterdam

where the sailors all meet

there's a sailor who eats

only fish heads and tails

and he'll show you his teeth

that have rotted too soon

that can haul up the sails

that can swallow the moon

and he yells to the cook

with his arms open wide

hey