No. 9 - Song - Mina and Girls - "The Flying Dutchman"

Lyrics by Paul A. Rubens

[Mina:] There lived a young Dutchman of whom you have heard,
To whom some composer has in music referred--
[Girls:] Ri-fol-diddle-iddle-ol, diddle-iddle,
[Mina:] Music referred--
So famous was he, that his name quickly fell
To an English race-horse and a locomotive as well--
[Girls:] Ri-fol-diddle-iddle-ol, diddle-iddle,
[Mina:] 'Motive as well--
You've heard of the Flying Dutchman?
The story is sad, but true;
If you'd once seen his wife
You'd have flown for your life--
So no wonder the Dutchman flew!
[Girls:] You've heard of the Flying Dutchman?
The story is sad, but true;
[Mina:] When he heard that his wife
Was insuring his life--
[Girls:] Well, no wonder the Dutchman flew!

[Mina:] This Dutchman, in spite of his very affluent ways,
Had "nothing" per three hundred and sixty-five days;
[Girls:] Ri-fol-diddle-iddle-ol, diddle-iddle,
[Mina:] Sixty-five days;
From Holland he bolted one ev'ning, dreary and dim,
When matters at home got a little too hot for him!
[Girls:] Ri-fol-diddle-iddle-ol, diddle-iddle,
[Mina:] Too hot for him!
You've heard of the Flying Dutchman?
The papers he got were blue;
And proceedings are short
In a Dutch County Court--
So no wonder the Dutchman flew!
[Girls:] You've heard of the Flying Dutchman?
The papers he got were blue;
[Mina:] He was ordered to pay
On the very next day--
[Girls:] So no wonder the Dutchman flew!

[Mina:] This Dutchman fell ill and the doctor sent him to bed,
With a pain in his back and a nasty cold in his head--
[Girls:] Ri-fol-diddle-iddle-ol, diddle-iddle,
[Mina:] Cold in his head--
'Twas Dutch influenza, but he little knew--
Which explains all the sooner that poor Dutchman's "flue!"
[Girls:] Ri-fol-diddle-iddle-ol, diddle-iddle,
[Mina:] Poor Dutchman's "flue!"
You've heard of the Flying Dutchman?
He feared where he might go to;
But he'd heard of such things
As "an angel with wings;"
Oh, I do hope the Dutchman flew!
[Girls:] You've heard of the Flying Dutchman?
He feared where he might go to;
[Mina:] But he'd heard of such things
As "an angel with wings;"
[Girls:] Oh, I do hope the Dutchman flew!

[Mina:] Of England this Dutchman had very frequently heard;
Where the fields were all green and the best police traps occurred;
[Girls:] Ri-fol-diddle-iddle-ol, diddle-iddle,
[Mina:] P'lice traps occurred.
They told him that London was just as gay as could be,
So he went there the marvellous entertainments to see.
[Girls:] Ri-fol-diddle-iddle-ol, diddle-iddle,
[Mina:] 'Tainments to see.
You've heard of the Flying Dutchman?
He did feel depressed and blue,
For a Sunday he spent
Up in London, in Lent--
Well, no wonder the Dutchman flew!
[Girls:] You've heard of the Flying Dutchman?
He did feel depressed and blue,
[Mina:] For a Sunday he spent
Up in London, in Lent--
[Girls:] Well, no wonder the Dutchman flew!