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A Windmill In Old Amsterdam - Ronnie Hilton (1964)
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INTRO  E   A|  E   A  
[VERSE 1]
A Emouse lived in a Awindmill in Dold AmsterGdam
A Cwindmill with a Fmouse in and B7he wasn't Egrousin'
EHe sang every Amorning, "How Dlucky I Gam,
CLiving in a Fwindmill in B7old AmsterE7dam!"
[CHORUS]
EI saw a Amouse!, A7Where?
EThere on the stair!
B7Where on the stair?
A7Right tEhere!
A E7little Emouse with Aclogs A7on
EWell I declare!
E7Going B7clip-clippety-Cclop on the Estair
E7Oh Eyeah
[VERSE 2]
EThis mouse he got Alonesome, he Dtook him a Gwife
A Cwindmill with Fmice in, it's B7hardly surEprisin'
EShe sang every Amorning, "DHow lucky I Gam,
CLiving in a Fwindmill in B7old AmsterE7dam!"
CHORUS
EI saw a Amouse!, A7Where?
EThere on the stair!
B7Where on the stair?
A7Right tEhere!
A E7little Emouse with Aclogs A7on
EWell I declare!
E7Going B7clip-clippety-Cclop on the Estair
E7Oh Eyeah
[VERSE 3]
FFirst they had B7triplets and Ethen they had Aquins
A Dwindmill with Gquins in, and Ctriplets and Ftwins in
They Fsang every B7morning, "How Elucky we Aare
DLiving in a Gwindmill in CAmsterdam, Fya!"
[CHORUS]
FI saw a B7mouse!, Where?
FThere on the stair!
CWhere on the stair?
B7Right Fthere!
A Flittle mouse with B7clogs on
FWell I declare!
Going Cclip-clippety-Dclop on the Fstair
FOh yeah
[VERSE 4]
FThe daughters got B7married and Eso did the Asons
The Dwindmill had Gchrist'nins when Cno one was Flist'nin'
FThey all sang in B7chorus, "How Elucky we aAre
DLiving in a Gwindmill in CAmsterdam  FYah!"
[CHORUS]
FI saw a B7mouse!, Where?
FThere on the stair!
CWhere on the stair?
B7Right Fthere!
A Flittle mouse with B7clogs on
FWell I declare!
Going Cclip-clippety-Dclop on the Fstair
FOh yeah
[OUTRO play slower, emphasise the chord changes]
A Fmouse lived in a B7windmill, so Esnug and so Anice
EThere's nobody Athere now A7but a Dwhole lot of Gmice.. COhhh GYeahhhh

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The story behind the song

This whimsical song paints a picture of a charming old windmill in Amsterdam, a place that has been taken over by mice. It's a lighthearted tale of a tiny, forgotten world where "a whole lot of mice" now make their home, suggesting a sense of playful abandonment. Though the song's earliest known release was in 1966, it captures a timeless, innocent joy. Playing it, you can almost feel the gentle breeze turning the mill's sails and imagine the scurrying feet of its many tiny inhabitants.

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A Windmill In Old Amsterdam

by Ronnie Hilton

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A Windmill In Old Amsterdam - Ronnie Hilton (1964)

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E A E A

INTRO |

[VERSE 1]

E A D G

A mouse lived in a windmill in old Amsterdam

C F B7 E

A windmill with a mouse in and he wasn't grousin'

E A D G

He sang every morning, "How lucky I am,

C F B7 E7

Living in a windmill in old Amsterdam!"

[CHORUS]

E A A7

I saw a mouse!, Where?

There on the stair!

Where on the stair?

A7 E

Right there!

E7 E A A7

A little mouse with clogs on

Well I declare!

E7 B7 C E

Going clip-clippety-clop on the stair

E7 E

Oh yeah

[VERSE 2]

E A D G

This mouse he got lonesome, he took him a wife

C F B7 E

A windmill with mice in, it's hardly surprisin'

E A D G

She sang every morning, "How lucky I am,

C F B7 E7

Living in a windmill in old Amsterdam!"

CHORUS

E A A7

I saw a mouse!, Where?

There on the stair!

Where on the stair?

A7 E

Right there!

E7 E A A7

A little mouse with clogs on

Well I declare!

E7 B7 C E

Going clip-clippety-clop on the stair

E7 E

Oh yeah

[VERSE 3]

F B7 E A

First they had triplets and then they had quins

D G C F

A windmill with quins in, and triplets and twins in

F B7 E A

They sang every morning, "How lucky we are

D G C F

Living in a windmill in Amsterdam, ya!"

[CHORUS]

F B7

I saw a mouse!, Where?

There on the stair!

Where on the stair?

B7 F

Right there!

F B7

A little mouse with clogs on

Well I declare!

C D F

Going clip-clippety-clop on the stair

Oh yeah

[VERSE 4]

F B7 E A

The daughters got married and so did the sons

D G C F

The windmill had christ'nins when no one was list'nin'

F B7 E A

They all sang in chorus, "How lucky we are

D G C F

Living in a windmill in Amsterdam Yah!"

[CHORUS]

F B7

I saw a mouse!, Where?

There on the stair!

Where on the stair?

B7 F

Right there!

F B7

A little mouse with clogs on

Well I declare!

C D F

Going clip-clippety-clop on the stair

Oh yeah

[OUTRO play slower, emphasise the chord changes]

F B7 E A

A mouse lived in a windmill, so snug and so nice

E A A7 D G C G

There's nobody there now but a whole lot of mice.. Ohhh Yeahhhh

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