Potverdekke! (It's Great to Be a Belgian) Lyrics

Potverdekke! It's great to be a Belgian,
I'm not English, I'm not French and I'm not Dutch,
(I'm not Spanish, Portuguese or German,)
I'm a Belgian so thank you very much!
As I walk along the street, with my mayonnaise and frites,
You can tell I'm as happy as can be.
With my Duvel in my hand then you must understand,
I'm a Belgian so nothing worries me!

Chorus (I'm not Irish, Italian or Danish)

Without the Belgians there would be no saxophone,
No Tintin, Captain Haddock or Poirot.
And you'll excuse me if I've missed anybody off the list,
But these are the only Belgians that I know!
Chorus (I'm not Finnish, Austrian or Swedish)

Now the English egg and bacon's not so bad,
Especially since all their cows went mad.
But if they've never tasted mussels, on the Grand Place
down in Brussels,
It's no wonder they're feeling very sad!
Chorus (I'm not Spanish, Portuguese or German)

I'm a Belgian, I'm not Irish, I'm not Greek,
I don't drink Guinness or Retsina I drink Kriek!
On the Schelde or the Meuse, you find me drinking Gueuze,
Or Leffe or Chimay or Lambic!

Chorus (And me, I'm not a Luxemburger)