Lyrics
(Folk song)
I. Have you heard the news, the latest news?
‘Tis dreadful to relate.
II. Alas! Alas!
And well a day! Alas!
III. What news? What news?
Tell us quick our fate! Alas!
IV. Sad news! Sad news!
Alas! Sad news!
V. The Dutch, the Dutch,
The Dutch have taken Holland!
See also
- Subject: emotions
- Harmony: i, V / rounds, canons
- Scale: harmonic minor
- Tempo: fast & slow
- Source: Folk-songs and Other Songs for Children, 1903
- PDF of song with chords
- MIDI file
- Listen to the melody
