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Welterusten mijnheer de president

1966 Dutch-language Dylanesque protest song

Field	Value
name	Welterusten mijnheer de president
cover	Welterusten_meneer_de_president.png
caption	7" vinyl single cover
type	Single
artist	Boudewijn de Groot
album	Boudewijn de Groot
language	Dutch
English_title	Sleep well, Mr. President
released
recorded	1965
genre	{{plainlist
length	2:30
label	Decca
writer	{{plainlist
prev_title	Een meisje van 16
prev_year	1965
next_title	Ken je dat land]
next_year	1966

Folk
Nederpop}}
Boudewijn de Groot
Lennaert Nijgh}} "Welterusten mijnheer de president" () is a 1966 Dutch-language Dylanesque protest song, sung by Boudewijn de Groot. Like most of his other songs, it was co-written by songwriter Lennaert Nijgh. The music was composed by Boudewijn de Groot himself. The song is a protest against the war in Vietnam and the US president of the time, Lyndon B. Johnson and solidified De Groot as a protest singer.

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