In the
Dutch mountains (1987)
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1. I was born in the valley of bricks,
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where
the river runs high above the rooftops.
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I was waiting for the cars
coming home late at night,
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from
the Dutch mountains.
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2. I was standing in the
valley of rock,
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up to
my belly in an early fog,
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I was looking for the road to
a green painted house,
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in
the Dutch mountains.
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In the Dutch
mountains, mountains.
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3. I met a woman in the valley of stone,
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she
was painting roses on the walls of her home,
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and
the moon is a coin with the head of the queen
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of
the Dutch mountains.
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in
the Dutch mountains.
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I lost a button of my shirt today.
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it
fell on the ground and it was rolling away,
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like
a trail leading me back to the Dutch mountains,
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to
the Dutch mountains, mountains.
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4. I met a miller on the back
of a cow,
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he
was looking for the wind but he didn't know how,
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I said, follow the cloud that
looks like a sheep
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in
the Dutch mountains.
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In the
Dutch mountains, o-lay-do-lay....
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In the Dutch
mountains, o-lay-do-lay....
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In the Dutch mountains, mountains, mountains,
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mountains,
mountains, mountains,
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buildings, buildings
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