V1: First we
were the Dutch,
First
we were the Dutch,
Hi-ho, the derry-o
We didn't like them much.
V2: Here for
forty years,
Here for forty years,
Hi-ho, the derry-o
They left, we shed no tears.
V3: The
English had the might,
The English had the might,
Hi-ho, the derry-o
The Dutch would never fight.
V4: They
renamed all the land,
They renamed all the land,
Hi-ho, the derry-o
To change us was their
plan.
V5:
The French were also here,
The French were
also here,
Hi-ho, the derry-o
Their language
disappeared.
V6:
The King we didn't like,
The King we
didn't like,
Hi-ho, the
derry-o
Thus soon
we all would fight.
