On Fri, 10 Aug 2007 02:28:01 +0200, "The_Borg"
wrote:

To be precise...
It's about a Rotterdam streetboy who signs onto a ship as a 'Ketelbinkie' a
cabin boy, to be able to support his old mother. But even though he does his
very best, he cannot survive the hardships of the life on board. In the end,
he dies of exhaustion and disease. A tragic end.

It's a historical song. Every dutchman knows at least the first line of the
song. :-)
True tis a sad song. Not knowing the words it was nice to listen to.
Great to see you still aroung old Borg.