Chorus—Swilly, willy, winkum boom.
Chorus.—Ri tu re an na, tu re an na,
Swilly, willy, winkum, hire a saw,
Ri tu re an na, tu re an na,
Swilly, willy, winkum boom.
One Dutchman he goes down for to Hetzel’s,
He call’d for lager bier and pretzels;
Young Hetzel brings the man his lager,
He says, “My son, I pay your fader.”
Now dis Dutchman was one very big bear,