Holland Town Lyrics - Frank Black

I used to see you at the Ratskellar 

Sarcasm of a young feller 

Tall and mean between the pillars 

Before you drowned in a Holland Town 

You were still the muscle man 

When I saw you in a nether land 

Alcohol and speed were friends 

You cycled around in a Holland Town 

The old pea coat is loose upon your frame 

Your handshake is strong but you look so short 

And your face distorts 

You speak no more of someone to blame 

Was it here below the sea level 

You set adrift your rock and roll 

And you got on the dole 

You lost your love to some clever devil? 

I'm sorry to hear about your sister 

She went too far down in the drain 

She was trying to dull her pain 

The north sea now is so full of twisters 

I want to see you at the Royal Al 

I want to see you with some different pals 

Don't want to see you in a Holland Town 

Don't want to see you in a Holland Town