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The Shaw Brothers - The Dutchman (Original LP Version)(Music Video)

The identical twin brothers Rick and Ron Shaw, professionally known as The Shaw Brothers, have been performing together for more than 30 years. The Shaw Brothers serve up their own unique blend of traditional and contemporary music interspersed with humor, poems and stories. The Dutchman is a song written by Michael Peter Smith in 1968 and popularized by Steve Goodman. At the time Smith wrote the song, he had never visited the Netherlands. This heartbreaking song is about an elderly couple living in Amsterdam, Margaret and the title character. The unnamed Dutchman is senile, and Margaret cares for him with a sadness over what has happened to him over the years. It's a story of unconditional love. The version of The Shaw Brothers is probably the best recording of the song. In the spring of 1974, they were contacted by renowned record producer Milt Okun, and offered their own contract with RCA Records. Naturally, they jumped at the chance and in August of that year, traveled to London, England, where they recorded the album, "The Shaw Brothers - Follow Me". They have remained a duo ever since. For this music video the original LP version is taken. Lyrics: The Dutchman's not the kind of man Who keeps his thumb jammed in the dam That holds his dreams in, But that's a secret that only Margaret knows. When Amsterdam is golden in the summer, Margaret brings him breakfast, She believes him. He thinks the tulips bloom beneath the snow. He's mad as he can be, but Margaret only sees that sometimes, Sometimes she sees her unborn children in his eyes. Let us go to the banks of the ocean Where the walls rise above the Zuider Zee. Long ago, I used to be a young man And dear Margaret remembers that for me. The Dutchman still wears wooden shoes, His cap and coat are patched with the love That Margaret sewed there. Sometimes he thinks he's still in Rotterdam. And he watches the tug-boats down canals An' calls out to them when he thinks he knows the Captain. Till Margaret comes To take him home again Through unforgiving streets that trip him, though she holds his arm, Sometimes he thinks he's alone and he calls her name. Let us go to the banks of the ocean Where the walls rise above the Zuider Zee. Long ago, I used to be a young man And dear Margaret remembers that for me. The winters whirl the windmills 'round She winds his muffler tighter And they sit in the kitchen. Some tea with whiskey keeps away the dew. And he sees her for a moment, calls her name, She makes the bed up singing some old love song, A song Margaret learned When it was very new. He hums a line or two, they sing together in the dark. The Dutchman falls asleep and Margaret blows the candle out. Let us go to the banks of the ocean Where the walls rise above the Zuider Zee. Long ago, I used to be a young man And dear Margaret remembers that for me. In the fall of 1972, the brothers received a call from producer Al Ham, who wanted to put together a group to record the now famous Coca-Cola jingle, "I'd Like To Teach the World To Sing, " which he felt could be a popular song. The group became The Hillside Singers and the record one of the biggest international hits of all time. Rick and Ron performed with The Hillside Singers for nearly two years. The Shaw Brothers are songwriters as well. Their songs have been recorded by other major artists. The Shaw Brothers have performed with such major stars as Bob Hope, Ed McMahon, Della Reese, Buddy Greco, Joan Rivers, Johnny Mathis, Eva Gabor, Bill Cosby, Judy Collins, Josh White, Oscar Brand, Mama Cass Eliot, the Kingston Trio, the New Christy Minstrels, the Brothers Four, Mary Travers, Tom Paxton, John Denver, Don McLean, Tommy Makem & Liam Clancy, Jud Strunk and Marshall Dodge, to name a few. Rick's composition, "The Day the Tall Ships Came", was used as they theme song for Operation Sail '80 in Boston during the city's 350th Birthday Celebration, and a more recent composition, "New Hampshire Naturally", has been officially designated as a state song. Last year they could be heard on television singing, "It Takes Two to Tickle" written and performed by the brothers to accompany a segment of "Candid Camera."