BY THE SIDE OF THE ZUYDER ZEE
(Bennett Scott (m) A J Mills (l) 1906)


Gerald Adams - 1907
Florrie Forde - 1907
Maudi Darrell - 1907
Patti Stewart & Her Footwarmers - 1958
Ronnie Ronalde - 1961

Also recorded by:
Reginald Dixon; Cor Steyn; Primo Scala's Accordion Band.




By the flowing Zuyder Zee so blue,
There's a little Dutch girl I love true;
Of my little Gretchen dear I'm dreaming all day.
She's a picture any one would choose,
In her dainty frock and wooden shoes;
I've seen other girls but still my heart is far away -

By the side of the Zuyder Zee, Zuyder Zee, Zuyder Zee,
There my Deitcher girl waits for me - only me!
I've seen diamonds in Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Amsterdam,
But there's not a diamond as bright as those eyes by the Zuyder Zee!

I had such a feeling round my heart,
When there came a time we had to part;
>From my little Gretchen I was sailing away.
As we stood upon the old Dutch shore,
In her eyes of blue, big tears I saw;
Standing on the big ship I could hear the wild waves say - 

By the side of the Zuyder Zee, Zuyder Zee, Zuyder Zee,
There my Deitcher girl waits for me - only me!
I've seen diamonds in Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Amsterdam,
But there's not a diamond as bright as those eyes by the Zuyder Zee!

Some day by the dear old Zuyder Zee,
With my little Gretchen I shall be;
In a cosy cot far from the big city's whirl.
When the stars are peeping in the skies,
We will sing the old Dutch lullabies;
How I long to sail back to my little Dutch girl.

By the side of the Zuyder Zee, Zuyder Zee, Zuyder Zee,
There my Deitcher girl waits for me - only me!
I've seen diamonds in Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Amsterdam,
But there's not a diamond as bright as those eyes by the Zuyder Zee!



(Contributed by Peter Akers - January 2016)