Drie Schuintamboers
Herman Van Veen
Three Slanting Drummers
Three Slanting Drummers, who came from the East
Three Slanting Drummers, who came from the East
From your rum bum, what do I care
They came from the East rum bum
One of the three, saw a nice girl there
One of the three, saw a nice girl there
From your rum bum, what do I care
Saw a nice girl there rum bum
Say my dear, do you want to court me?
Say my dear, do you want to court me?
From your rum bum, what do I care
Do you want to court me rum bum
No young man, you must ask my father
No young man, you must ask my father
From your rum bum, what do I care
You must ask my father rum bum
Say old man, may I marry your daughter?
Say old man, may I marry your daughter?
From your rum bum, what do I care
May I marry your daughter rum bum
Say young man, tell me what is your wealth
Say young man, tell me what is your wealth
From your rum bum, what do I care
Tell me what is your wealth rum bum
My wealth is, I won't lie about it
My wealth is, a drum with two sticks
From your rum bum, what do I care
A drum with two sticks rum bum
No young man, you cannot have my child
No young man, you cannot have my child
From your rum bum, get lost
You cannot have my child rum bum
Say old man, I forgot something
Say old man, I forgot something
From your rum bum, what do I care
I forgot something rum bum
My father is the Grand Duke of Brittany
My mother is the queen of Spain
From your rum bum, what do I care
The queen of Spain rum bum
Say young man, you can have my daughter
Say young man, you can have my daughter
From your rum bum, take her with you
You can have my daughter, you see
No old fart, you can keep your daughter
No old man, you can keep your daughter
Because I don't want her anymore
You can keep your daughter, jerk
