The dutch boy of the blue eyes

I’d like to tell you a story

About a handsome Dutch boy

That I really haven’t met

He has the most beautiful blue eyes

I have ever seen

And when he smiles

The whole world watches in surprise

I sometimes wonder about his dreams

Those he says he won’t remember

I’d like to wrap them up as a gift

Grant them to him in a sweet surrender

This Dutch boy from Venlo

In the big house by the green

His golden locks running wild

As wild as the heart he wears on his sleeve

I long for meeting him

Talk to him all night long

Discover if he’s ticklish

Shower him with love

This Dutch boy threatens to steal my heart

I threaten to steal a kiss

We play an innocent game of cat and mouse

He steers the wheel to a beautiful dream

And when the night comes I catch him in the stars

Like the little prince he is

Going around his planet

Watering his little rose

I’d like to take him to the beyond

Tell him stories about dragons and knights

Watch him wonder in awe

And hold him tenderly in my arms

There’s a Dutch boy somewhere in this world

Whose tenderness makes him ascend above all

He keeps a wooden horse that he rides

High above to the skies

I heard he was crying today

There was a tear in his clothes

I wanted to kiss him dearly

And with a magic needle and thread

Tell him stories to make him laugh

Anything for his sweet pearls

Anything to clear his sweet blue eyes

For he deserves all the happiness in the world

And all the sweets from all lands

For his joy is worth a thousand songs

And his pretty face all the treasures of man

I do know this Dutch boy

Well, I don’t, but I’ve heard of him so much

They speak of him in all the realms

And I’d like to close my eyes

And think of him smiling at me

For that keeps me going for whole weeks

I’ll meet this boy one day

I have a feeling very soon

I’ve thought of all the things I could say

But probably they’ll just disappear and be replaced

By a simple smile and a “hallo, you.”