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A 19th-century dutch pirate-shanty. "Men with Beards"
Dunkirk, a dutch port-town in what is nowadays France, was a pirate-haven to spanish, flemish and french corsairs in the 17th and 18th century.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunkirkers
The original song was written in dutch in Dunkirk sometime in the early 19th century. It was translated to german and rewritten to a comedic sea-shanty in mid 20th century.
The content is simple: "Only men with beards may join this pirate-crew!"
original dutch version
german version (with english subtitles) as performed "Pirates of the Carribean"-style by Santiano
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