Are they singing about a woman? Or maybe a man? There are even some local historians who claim that the famous Dutch song Zoete Lieve Gerritje is about a cow. Composed in 1875, the song relates a story about a journey to the ‘s-Hertogenbosch market, as well as a story about drinking brandy. At least this much is known and historically acknowledged. In 1953, the director of the tourist information office saw enough ammunition in this song to give the city a new image and thus reintroduced this well-known folk character. Since 1958, a stone statue (of a female figure) stands on a brick base at the corner of Lepelstraat and Korenbrugstraat. Sculptor Leo Geurtjens created a farmer's wife who looks up at all passing visitors with a proud rooster and a basket at her side, symbols of things that people used to bring to the market once upon a time. Behind the statue on the wall are a few lines from the famous song.