(intro F C, F C)

F                                 C
Can you hear the bells-a-ringing, Alice van der Meer?
F                                  C
Are you wondering what the hue and cry's about my dear?
F                       C
Hurry now and run along to the public square
G
Break off from grouting Willy

Lay down your puzzle Jan.
C          F         C
Korfball's coming to town
        F              C
In your diary write it down
          F          C
Roll on October, hip hip hooray!
G                     C
Joy in Leeuwarden for sure.
F                     C
Serbians, Hungarians, Germans everywhere
F                         C
Dobrodosli, Isten hozta, Willkommen, Mein Herr!
F                             C
Netherlands are strong again, dreaming of success
    G
And Uncle Rudi has a smile upon his face.
C          F         C
Korfball's coming to town
        F              C
In your diary write it down
          F          C
Roll on October, hip hip hooray!
G                     C        (Instr as chorus C F C, F C, F C, G C)
Joy in Leeuwarden for sure.
Am                C
Sixteen teams are taking part
Am               C
Sixteen camps of hope
Am           C
Some contain top, top players
G                        C
Some are just a crock of shit.
F                                   C
Take me where the horns are honking long and loud and true
F                      C
Paint my face with the red and white and blue
F                             C
Rotterdam is cock-a-hoop they have the final there
            G
But there's often more intrigue in the pool games.
C          F         C
Korfball's coming to town
        F              C
In your diary write it down
          F         C
Roll on October hip hip hooray!
G                     C
Joy in Leeuwarden for sure.
G                     C
Joy in Leeuwarden for sure
G                                                          C
Joy in Leeuwarden, joy in Leeuwarden, joy in Leeuwarden for sure.