'n Schellenboer

'n Schellenboer

'n Schellenboer

'n Little boat behind a hedge'n Kotterboerken achter 'n heg
Parked far off the roadAfgelaegen wiet van de weg
Animals and kids in the mudBeeste en blagen in de modder
Luck came before money, that’s how it was understoodGeluk gong veur geld 't was der in odder

Two parts on a wagon, for that an old horseTwee teils op 'n wagen, daorveur een old peerd
It didn’t look great, but to him it was worth it all't Zag der neet uut, maor veur em alles weerd
The kids from the village would shout: "Look at him!"De kinder uut 't darp dee repen van: "Kiek em"
Sometimes they’d ride with him, but they had to keep it low-keyMangs reden zee met, al mos dat dan stiekem

Bells and whistles, moldy streetsSchellen en korste, verschimmelde stoeten
That’s the best for peacocks and poetsDat is jo 't beste veur pauwen en poeten
He came from here, but you know how it goesHee kwam wal van hier, maor i-j wet hoo dat geet
He heard them nearby, but he didn’t care, noHee heuren der bi-j, maor lever ok neet

At home, he always had the pot on the fireBi-j 't huus had hee altied de tonne op 't vuur
Silage was too expensive, that was his desireSilovoer kon neet, dat was em te duur
For the money, he couldn’t leave the factory jobUm 't geld kon hee 't wark op 't fabriek nog neet laoten
He preferred to ride with his horse down the roads't Leefst ging hee rond met zien peerd langs de straoten

Old iron, that always came in handyOld iezer, dat kwam em altied good van pas
The stick didn’t matter how rusty it was't Stok em neet hoo verroested 't was
He’d fix it up, even if it was a messHee sloppen 't met al was 't ok prottel
Deaf to all that nonsense, he just did his best.Oostindisch doof veur al dat genottel