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Artist: Johan Verminnen
Canonical path: /johan-verminnen/de-optimist
Related lyric paths: 6
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De Optimist
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De Optimist
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Ik hou van havens en van zee
En vaar op alle schepen mee
Op klein, op groot, op sloep of boot
Op klein of op groot
Ik ben de zoetwaterpiraat
Die op de kaai te wuiven staat
Zijn de golven wat te hoog
'k Hou mijn voeten droog
En noem mijn boot "De optimist tot in de kist"
En noem mijn boot "De optimist tot in de kist"
En noem mijn boot "De optimist tot in de kist"
Ik vaar alleen op kalme zee
Dan neem ik zeemeerminnen mee
ja klein en groot, gekleed of bloot
Ja klein of groot
Ik laat de stuurlui maar aan wal
Weet zelf best waar ik varen zal
Ik licht het anker tot besluit
En ben het zeegat uit
Ik noem mijn boot "De optimist tot in de kist"
En noem mijn boot "De optimist tot in de kist"
En noem mijn boot "De optimist tot in de kist"
Zo vaar ik al mijn levenlang
Hoewel ik weinig vissen vang
Noch klein noch groot, gekleed of bloot
Noch klein of groot
Ik gooi wat lokaas en ik wacht
Vis bijt soms heel laat in de nacht
Maar heb ik beet dan sla ik toe
Van vissen nooit moe
Ik noem mijn boot "De optimist tot in de kist"
En noem mijn boot "De optimist tot in de kist"
En noem mijn boot "De optimist tot in de kist"
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