Four, five days for the Big Canal
Sometimes you're just left to be alone
Now it's so slow, so slow
Four, five days for the Big Canal
Now it's so slow, so slow
But still I was way, way out of line
Baby went to Amsterdam
Now it's so slow, so slow
Now it's so slow, so slow
Four, five days for the Big Canal
Amsterdam was stuck in my head
Oh, it's some kind of stupid groove
She put a little money into traveling
Baby went to Amsterdam
Oh, it's some kind of stupid groove
That you can't ignore
From that day on, till I hit the bed
Now it's so slow, so slow
She put a little money into traveling
And I was heading up north to a place that I know
She put a little money into traveling
Amsterdam was stuck in my mind
Eating well, sleeping well
Oh, it's some kind of natural fact
Oh, it's some kind of natural fact
That you can't ignore
Four, five days for the Big Canal
Working hard, fill my time
Baby went to Amsterdam
Baby went to Amsterdam
Now it's so slow, so slow
Now it's so slow, so slow
Baby went to Amsterdam
Baby went to Amsterdam
Baby went to Amsterdam
And I got to go away to a place of my own
Sometimes you're just left to be alone