Nou tabé dan

Come on now boys, it's time
I'm not doing it for my pleasure
Because I've put my paw on paper
Once I'm Jan Fuselier
I'm going to Jan Oost for about six years
And I don't know why I did it
Goodbye girls, goodbye boys, take care
In my heart, I take Mokum with me

Now goodbye, I greet you, my beautiful Amsterdam
The captain is already on the bridge
Give me one more paw
The boat will leave soon
Now goodbye, I'll be back in six years

Goodbye mother, old man, I'll write to you soon
When you see my portrait
Don't cry, it's better this way
You said I wasn't good anyway
And if I die in the warm land
If I disappear forever from the plain
My last thought, my last word
Will be for you, old man

Now goodbye, I greet you, my beautiful Amsterdam
The captain is already on the bridge
Give me one more paw
The boat will leave soon
Now goodbye, I'll be back in six years