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No. 9 - Song - Mina and Girls - "The Flying Dutchman"
| Mina: | There lived a young Dutchman of whom you have heard, To whom some composer has in music referred — |
| Girls: | Ri-fol-diddle-iddle-ol, diddle-iddle, |
| Mina: | Music referred — So famous was he, that his name quickly fell To an English race-horse and a locomotive as well — |
| Girls: | Ri-fol-diddle-iddle-ol, diddle-iddle, |
| Mina: | 'Motive as well — You've heard of the Flying Dutchman? The story is sad, but true; If you'd once seen his wife You'd have flown for your life-- So no wonder the Dutchman flew! |
| Girls: | You've heard of the Flying Dutchman? The story is sad, but true; |
| Mina: | When he heard that his wife Was insuring his life — |
| Girls: | Well, no wonder the Dutchman flew! |
| Mina: | This Dutchman, in spite of his very affluent ways, Had "nothing" per three hundred and sixty-five days; |
| Girls: | Ri-fol-diddle-iddle-ol, diddle-iddle, |
| Mina: | Sixty-five days; From Holland he bolted one ev'ning, dreary and dim, When matters at home got a little too hot for him! |
| Girls: | Ri-fol-diddle-iddle-ol, diddle-iddle, |
| Mina: | Too hot for him! You've heard of the Flying Dutchman? The papers he got were blue; And proceedings are short In a Dutch County Court — So no wonder the Dutchman flew! |
| Girls: | You've heard of the Flying Dutchman? The papers he got were blue; |
| Mina: | He was ordered to pay On the very next day — |
| Girls: | So no wonder the Dutchman flew! |
| Mina: | This Dutchman fell ill and the doctor sent him to bed, With a pain in his back and a nasty cold in his head — |
| Girls: | Ri-fol-diddle-iddle-ol, diddle-iddle, |
| Mina: | Cold in his head — 'Twas Dutch influenza, but he little knew-- Which explains all the sooner that poor Dutchman's "flue!" |
| Girls: | Ri-fol-diddle-iddle-ol, diddle-iddle, |
| Mina: | Poor Dutchman's "flue!" You've heard of the Flying Dutchman? He feared where he might go to; But he'd heard of such things As "an angel with wings;" Oh, I do hope the Dutchman flew! |
| Girls: | You've heard of the Flying Dutchman? He feared where he might go to; |
| Mina: | But he'd heard of such things As "an angel with wings;" |
| Girls: | Oh, I do hope the Dutchman flew! |
| Mina: | Of England this Dutchman had very frequently heard; Where the fields were all green and the best police traps occurred; |
| Girls: | Ri-fol-diddle-iddle-ol, diddle-iddle, |
| Mina: | P'lice traps occurred. They told him that London was just as gay as could be, So he went there the marvellous entertainments to see. |
| Girls: | Ri-fol-diddle-iddle-ol, diddle-iddle, |
| Mina: | 'Tainments to see. You've heard of the Flying Dutchman? He did feel depressed and blue, For a Sunday he spent Up in London, in Lent — Well, no wonder the Dutchman flew! |
| Girls: | You've heard of the Flying Dutchman? He did feel depressed and blue, |
| Mina: | For a Sunday he spent Up in London, in Lent — |
| Girls: | Well, no wonder the Dutchman flew! |
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Page modified 25 January 2017