On Sat, 11 Aug 2007 00:50:31 +0200, "Bouler"
wrote:


"joevan" schreef in bericht

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.

Borg is many years younger than we joevan;-)
I was just using slang. Meaning a long time on this ng with us. Old
friend.