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O, the wind it is blowing with never a stop, / / And the arms of the windmill go "Flip, flop, flop," / / Flip, flop, flop, / / And around and round, / / Till the water is pumped and the corn is ground.
O, the Dutch wooden shoes go "Klip, klop, klop," / / Toward the windmill that turns with its "Flip, flop, flop," / / Flip, flop, flop, / / And around and round, / / Till the water is pumped and the corn is ground.
And the little Dutch children with "Klip, klip, klop," / / Run away to the windmill that goes "Flip, flop," / / Flip, flop, flop, / / And around and round, / / Till the water is pumped and the corn is ground.