"Katrina" lyrics - THE IRISH ROVERS

In a little Dutch kindergarten on the banks of the Zuiderzee
Little children would play and laugh all day
As happy as they could be
They'd play among the tulips
With their teddy bears and dolls
But the little Dutch doll Katrina
Was the favorite of them all

'Cause Katrina could dance, Katrina could sing
Katrina could do most anything
Her smile could send the windmills turning round
And though she wasn't pretty
Her heart was kind and good
And the children loved Katrina
With her little shoes of wood

Then one day it happened
A strange new doll was found
Dancing in the garden
The children gathered 'round
She was a ballerina
With slippers bright and gay
That sparkled in the children's eyes
And stole their hearts away

She was really a wicked witch
From a kingdom 'neath the waves
Who'd come to carry the children off
And keep them for her slaves
And with her magic slippers
She held them all beguiled
And as they neared the cold north sea
She smiled

Poor lonely little Katrina
She had seen it all
But the witch's curse didn't work on her
For she was just a doll
And barely in the nick of time
She stole the slippers away
And saved the children from their spell
Katrina had saved the day

Now the children all are happy
And they've learned their lessons well
Beauty by itself, you know
Can weave a magic spell
But though your eyes may fool you
Your heart will learn in time
That a true friend like Katrina
Is very hard to find

'Cause Katrina could dance, Katrina could sing
Katrina could do most anything
Her smile could send the windmills turning round
Though she wasn't pretty
Her heart was kind and good
And the children loved Katrina
With her little shoes of wood