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In the port of AmsterdamThere's a sailor who singsOf the dreams that he bringsFrom the wide open seaIn the port of AmsterdamThere's a sailor who sleepsWhile the riverbank weepsWith the old willow treeIn the port of AmsterdamThere's a sailor who diesFull of beer, full of criesIn a drunken down fightBut in the port of AmsterdamThere's a sailor who's bornOn a muggy hot mornBy the dawn's early lightIn the port of AmsterdamWhere the sailors all meetThere's a sailor who eatsOnly fish heads and tailsHe will show you his teethThat have rotted too soonThat can swallow the moonThat can haul up the sailsAnd he yells to the cookSongtexteWith his arms open wideBring me more fishSet it down by my sideAnd he wants so to belchBut he's too full to trySo he gets up and laughsAnd he zips up his flyIn the port of AmsterdamYou can see sailors dancePaunches bursting their pantsGrinding women to paunchThey've forgotten the tuneThat their whiskey voice croaksSplitting the night with theRoar of their jokesAnd they turn and they danceAnd they laugh and they lustTill the rancid sound ofThe accordion burstsThen out to the nightWith their pride in their pantsAnd the slut that they towUnderneath the street lampsIn the port of AmsterdamThere's a sailor who drinksAnd he drinks and he drinksAnd he drinks once againHe drinks to the healthOf the whores of AmsterdamWho have promised their loveTo a thousand other menThey've bargained their bodiesAnd their virtue's long goneFor a few dirty coinsAnd when he can't go onHe plants his nose in the skyAnd he wipes it up aboveAnd he pisses like I cryFor an unfaithful loveIn the port of AmsterdamIn the port of Amsterdam Aus Songtexte Mania