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Lyr Req: A Windmill in Old Amsterdam
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Subject: Second Try: Mouse in Old Amsterdam (FATD) From: Peter T. Date: 20 Apr 99 - 04:11 PM About a year ago during the heavily FC (folk correct) phase of the Mudcat, I gingerly asked for this novelty song (once sung by Freddie and the Dreamers), and have once again snuck out of my house like a (etc.). Thanks to Mudcats (always on the lookout for mudmice songs) I found the lyrics, but no one has ever been able to come up with the tune, MIDI, or sheet music. Or who wrote it, or anything. I have scoured children's songbooks (a scary thing, don't do it, God, who writes these things?), novelty songbooks, and so on. Nothing. I have a niece who is crazy for this song, which I sing sort of bits of -- "Where on the stair? right there, a little mouse with clogs on!" , but would like to give it the full rodent. I cannot even find out which FATD album it appeared on (which would be a start ). Can anyone upgrade this with any information for me? Yours, Peter T. |
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Subject: RE: Second Try: Mouse in Old Amsterdam (FATD) From: Joe Offer Date: 20 Apr 99 - 04:52 PM Hi, Peter - gee, were we EVER really "folk correct" around here? I suppose we are a bit more traditional than rec.music.folk here, but a few of us iconoclasts have always been able to keep the Folk Police nervous without plunging to the depths of singer-songwritery. I guess the first "mouse" thread appeared in June, 1997, when Elsie and her minions were still trying to keep us on the straight and narrow. (grin) I did a forum search and found some previous threads (click here) and here but haven't found yet where the lyrics were. Can you post them again in this thread? You might get a "harumpf!" from Bill D, but don't worry about it. His bark is worse than his bite. Besides, if we come up with a tune, there's a good chance his wife will sing it at their next open sing.... Besides, Bill hasn't been much of a Credible Curmudgeon since somebody got him to sing "Key of R." -Joe Offer- |
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Subject: Lyr Add: A WINDMILL IN OLD AMSTERDAM From: Joe Offer Date: 20 Apr 99 - 05:12 PM Oh, here 'tis (I found it here): A WINDMILL IN OLD AMSTERDAM (Dicks & Rudge) A mouse lived in a windmill in old Amsterdam
Chorus:
This mouse he got lonesome, he took him a wife
Chorus
First they had triplets and then they had quins
Chorus
The daughters got married and so did the sons
Chorus
A mouse lived in a windmill, so snug and so nice
[The highest-pitched "Oh yeah!" you've ever heard, followed by much mousely giggling.] |
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Subject: RE: Second Try: Mouse in Old Amsterdam (FATD) From: bill\sables Date: 20 Apr 99 - 05:47 PM I Think Max Bygraves had a hit with this song in England or was it Ronnie Hylton Who ever it was I remember the tune but I still don't know how to send it. The last tune I had to send to Alison who passed it on to Alan of Oz who eventually sent it in A.B.C. to mudcat. I will try to find a way. Cheers Bill |
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Subject: RE: Second Try: Mouse in Old Amsterdam (FATD) From: Joe Offer Date: 20 Apr 99 - 05:53 PM Well, Peter, if you get desperate, you can go to CDNOW through the "Help the Mudcat" link and do a song title search for windmill amsterdam. I found a couple CD's with the song. One was really tempting, until I was the 32-dollar price (it's a British import). -Joe Offer- |
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Subject: RE: Second Try: Mouse in Old Amsterdam (FATD) From: Martin _Ryan Date: 20 Apr 99 - 06:06 PM Bill Yeah. Max Bygraves, it was. It was a huge hit. For the life of me, I can't remember why. It wasn't from a film or musical was it? It just seems such an odd one to catch on without an obviouis hook.
Regards |
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Subject: RE: Second Try: Mouse in Old Amsterdam (FATD) From: Samideano (inactive) Date: 20 Apr 99 - 09:19 PM G'day! I recently bought an old vinyl LP for either 50 cents or a dollar from a Good Samaritans shop here in Perth (Western Australia). This song - sung by Freddie and the Dreamers of course - was one of the tracks on it. I also bought a Max Bygraves LP, as it happens, for the same price. Coincidence! (No be-clogged mouse though.) If anybody wants details of either of these LPs, email me direct.
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Subject: RE: Second Try: Mouse in Old Amsterdam (FATD) From: Samideano (inactive) Date: 20 Apr 99 - 09:24 PM Guess I'd better let you know my email address: davido@esperanto.nu |
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Subject: RE: Second Try: Mouse in Old Amsterdam (FATD) From: Steve Parkes Date: 21 Apr 99 - 03:47 AM Tut-tut, it was Ronnie Hylton! I'm sure I'd have remembered Max Bygraves - who wouldn't? You shoud hear his "Cowboy's concerto". I didn't know Freddie & the Dreamers did it, but I don't have any of their records. His ex-bassist lives down the road from my Mum, you know. Steve |
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Subject: RE: Second Try: Mouse in Old Amsterdam (FATD) From: alison Date: 21 Apr 99 - 04:44 AM Hi, I'll put the tune here by the end of the night. Didn't know you were looking for it....... Slainte alison |
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Subject: Chords/Tune Add: A MOUSE LIVED IN A WINDMILL From: alison Date: 21 Apr 99 - 05:19 AM Hi, Here you go..... I hope you can all do bar chords because they ain't easy.... the chord progression goes up in 4ths.... I chose G because it was easier to work with (but it's probably a bit high to sing)... if anyone wants a GIF of the music let me know.... it's easy for my sequencer to change key too if you need it.....
MIDI file: WINDMI~1.MID Timebase: 480 Name: A MOUSE LIVED IN A WINDMILL This program is worth the effort of learning it. To download the March 10 MIDItext 98 software and get instructions on how to use it click here ABC format: X:1
A (G)mouse lived in a (C)windmill in (F)old Amster(Bb)dam
Chorus:
I saw a (C)mouse! Slainte alison
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Subject: RE: Second Try: Mouse in Old Amsterdam (FATD) From: Peter T. Date: 21 Apr 99 - 01:21 PM Well, who says there is no progress in the world? Mudcat forever. Thanks to all (Samideano, an e-mail is coming for the name). Joe, good to have the info. And alison you are an angel -- MIDI and chords! I am saved. Now if I can just get into this mouse costume (and these damn clogs). Yours, Peter T.
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Subject: RE: Second Try: Mouse in Old Amsterdam (FATD) From: Martin _Ryan Date: 21 Apr 99 - 02:09 PM Steve You're dead right! I suspect I was thinking of "Tulips from Amsterdam"! Regards |
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Subject: Lyr Add: EEN MUIS IN EEN MOLEN IN MOOI AMSTERDAM From: Jim Dixon Date: 04 May 03 - 01:58 PM Dutch lyrics copied from http://www.thetaweb.com/muizen/lied1.htm EEN MUIS IN EEN MOLEN IN MOOI AMSTERDAM
Er was eens een muisje in mooi Amsterdam
REFREIN: Ik zag een muis. Waar?
Het muisje was eenzaam en zocht naar een vrouw
Ma Muis kreeg een vijfling, en allen gezond
De muizenfamilie werd vreselijk groot
De muizen die hebben het fijn naar hun zin |
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Subject: RE: Second Try: Mouse in Old Amsterdam (FATD) From: Jim Dixon Date: 04 May 03 - 02:03 PM This page contains some information that might be intelligible to those who read Dutch (I don't). |
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Subject: RE: Second Try: Mouse in Old Amsterdam (FATD) From: GUEST,.gargoyle Date: 04 May 03 - 02:31 PM Mr. Dixon,
Thank you VERY much! This is a fun one, indeed. It will be used today.
Sincerely, |
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Subject: RE: Second Try: Mouse in Old Amsterdam (FATD) From: Peter T. Date: 04 May 03 - 04:15 PM Continuing thanks -- I even found the Freddie and the Dreamers album again. yours, Peter T. |
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Subject: RE: Second Try: Mouse in Old Amsterdam (FATD) From: GUEST,teacher Date: 05 Oct 04 - 08:17 AM How do I download the midi file of this song. badly need it for my year 2/3 class for end of term production |
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Subject: RE: Second Try: Mouse in Old Amsterdam (FATD) From: MMario Date: 05 Oct 04 - 08:41 AM copy the ABC portion: X:1 T:A Mouse lived in a windmill M:3/4 Q:1/4=100 K:G ^A6|B2d2DD|E2G2G2|A2c2C2|D4D2|G2^A2^A,^A,| C2^D2^D2|D2F2A2|G2B3^A|B2d2D2|E2G2G2|Ac3C2| D6|G2^A2^A,^A,|C2^D2^D2|D2F2A2|G6|-G6|G6| -G2B2d2|e6|c6|d2B2G2|D6|c2A2F2|D4e2|d5^c| d^cd2^d2|e6|c6|d2B2G2|D2e2d2|^c2^cA^c2|c2A2F2| G2DEGB|A2G2A2|G6|-G6|| and paste it into the box at:Concertina.net tune-a-tron converter. |
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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: A Windmill in Old Amsterdam From: GUEST,Robbie Tyrtle Date: 12 Oct 11 - 11:47 AM Thanks everyone, what an amazing song, had the kids in class asking for a micky mouse song today and pulled this little fella out. They went berserk! |
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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: A Windmill in Old Amsterdam From: Nigel Parsons Date: 13 Oct 11 - 04:30 AM Jim Dixon's link for the non-Dutch now leads to a Dutch cartoon '404' message. A shame that, as the English is not a straight translation of the Dutch (or vice versa as I don't know which came first). I can cope with some of the Dutch, but only enough to see that it's not a straight translation. Cheers Nigel |
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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: A Windmill in Old Amsterdam From: GUEST Date: 13 Oct 11 - 04:30 PM Because I was born and raised in Amsterdam and aware of at least 3 surviving windmills inside the city's boundaries, especially mill 'De Gooijer' a few kilometers from my parental home: Molen 'De Gooijer' 1 , and what it is today: Molen 'De Gooijer' 2 The song in Dutch was made famous by early TV personality Rudi Carrell, here's a video: Een muis in een molen |
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