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In the PAmort of AmsterdamEm, there's a sailor who sings
Of the Fdreams tEmhat he brings from a wide-open sea
And in the AmPort oEmf Amsterdam, there's a sailor who sleeps 
as the rCiver Embank weeps Amwith the old willow tree
And in the PCort of GAmsterdam, there's a sailor who dies
full of Ambeer, fuEmll of cries from a drunken town fight
And in the FPort Emof Amsterdam, there's a sailor who's born
on a ChotEm, mugAmgy morn, 'neath the dawns early light
In the AmPort of AEmmsterdam, where the sailors all meet
there's a FsaiEmlor who eats only fish heads and tails
He'll Amshow you his teEmeth that have rotted too soon
That could Chaul up the EmsailsAm, that could swallow the moon.
And he'll sCcream to the Gcook, with his arms open wide
AmBring me mEmore fish, throw'em down by my side
And he Fwants so to beEmlch, but he's too full to try
So he Cstands Emup and laAmughs, and then unzips his fly
In the AmPort of AmsterEmdam, you can watch sailors dance
**Honchos Fburst Emin their pants, finding women to punch 
They've fAmorgotten the Emtune that their whiskey voice croaked
CSpendinEmg the niAmght with the roar of their joke
And they Cturn and tGhey dance and they laugh and they lust
To the Amrancid soEmund of their accordion burst
And then Fout in thEme night with their pride in their pants
And the Csluts afEmter **two Amunderneath the street lamps
In the AmPort of AmsterdaEmm, there's a sailor who drinks
And he Fdrinks and he Emdrinks and he drinks once again
And he Amdrinks to the hEmealth of the whores of Amsterdam
Who have Cgiven Emthemselves Amto a thousand other men
And they'll Ctrade in theiGr virtue, their goodness all gone
For a **Ampilfery oEmf coins, till they just can't go on
Throws his Fnose to Emthe sky, and he aims up above
And then Cpisses a Emcry for Aman unfaithful love
AmIn the PORT OF AMSTERDAM, In Emthe PORT OF AMSTERDAM!!!
C    G    Em   Am

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Amsterdam

by AJ Roach

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Am Em

In the Port of Amsterdam, there's a sailor who sings

F Em

Of the dreams that he brings from a wide-open sea

Am Em

And in the Port of Amsterdam, there's a sailor who sleeps

C Em Am

as the river bank weeps with the old willow tree

C G

And in the Port of Amsterdam, there's a sailor who dies

Am Em

full of beer, full of cries from a drunken town fight

F Em

And in the Port of Amsterdam, there's a sailor who's born

C Em Am

on a hot, muggy morn, 'neath the dawns early light

Am Em

In the Port of Amsterdam, where the sailors all meet

F Em

there's a sailor who eats only fish heads and tails

Am Em

He'll show you his teeth that have rotted too soon

C Em Am

That could haul up the sails, that could swallow the moon.

C G

And he'll scream to the cook, with his arms open wide

Am Em

Bring me more fish, throw'em down by my side

F Em

And he wants so to belch, but he's too full to try

C Em Am

So he stands up and laughs, and then unzips his fly

Am Em

In the Port of Amsterdam, you can watch sailors dance

F Em

**Honchos burst in their pants, finding women to punch

Am Em

They've forgotten the tune that their whiskey voice croaked

C Em Am

Spending the night with the roar of their joke

C G

And they turn and they dance and they laugh and they lust

Am Em

To the rancid sound of their accordion burst

F Em

And then out in the night with their pride in their pants

C Em Am

And the sluts after **two underneath the street lamps

Am Em

In the Port of Amsterdam, there's a sailor who drinks

F Em

And he drinks and he drinks and he drinks once again

Am Em

And he drinks to the health of the whores of Amsterdam

C Em Am

Who have given themselves to a thousand other men

C G

And they'll trade in their virtue, their goodness all gone

Am Em

For a **pilfery of coins, till they just can't go on

F Em

Throws his nose to the sky, and he aims up above

C Em Am

And then pisses a cry for an unfaithful love

Am Em

In the PORT OF AMSTERDAM, In the PORT OF AMSTERDAM!!!

C G Em Am

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