Gretchen Mädchen Mine 1907

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 27 Aug 2005

By the side of the Zuyder Zee
lived Gretchen, a mädchen slender,
an ambitious young lady she,
tho' her manner was soft and tender.
O, Gretchen was wooed by the Miller's Boy,
who told of her glances thrill,
but Gretchen was wise
she just used her eyes,
by the side of the Old Dutch Mill.
Again and again he repeated this strain,
the refrain of the Old Dutch Mill.

Dearest Gretchen, Schönes Mädchen;
how your bright eyes do shine,
lots of Dutch girls in Amsterdam,
Rotterdam other dam places are fine.
But you're so sweet,
you've got 'em all beat;
you are really divine.
I love you so much,
you dear little Dutch
Gretchen, Mädchen mine.
I love you so much,
you dear little Dutch
Gretchen, Mädchen mine.

"O maid of the Zuyder Zee,"
said the boy, "tho' you're above me,
perhaps if you married me,
you could afterwards learn to love me."
But Gretchen's reply was a downcast eye,
and a sigh that was meant to kill,
Don't blame me, it's fate
you're a little too late
I've married the Boss of the Mill.
Tho' his heart was in pain
he repeated this strain,
the refrain of the Old Dutch Mill.

Dearest Gretchen, Schönes Mädchen;
how your bright eyes do shine,
lots of Dutch girls in Amsterdam,
Rotterdam other dam places are fine.
But you're so sweet,
you've got 'em all beat;
you are really divine.
I love you so much,
you dear little Dutch
Gretchen, Mädchen mine.
I love you so much,
you dear little Dutch
Gretchen, Mädchen mine.

Soft karaoke
Words
accordion
syn str treble
lyric
syn brass 1
pizz
tymp
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synbrass2
tuba
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Gretchen Madchen Mine 1907
The Song Of The Old Dutch Mill
Words & Music by John H. Golden
© MCMVII by Jerome h. Remick & Co.
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sequence and karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Saturday 27 August 2005 at 12.51
in association with Doug Grierson
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