The Mermaid

Twas Friday morn when we set sail

And we were not far from the land

When the captain, he spied a lovely mermaid

With a comb and a glass in her hand

CHORUS:

O the ocean's waves do roll

And the stormy winds do blow

While we poor sailors go skipping to the top

And the landlubbers lie down below (below, below)

And the landlubbers lie down below

Then up spoke the captain of our gallant ship

And a well-spoken man was he!

"This sweet mermaid has warned us of our doom;

We shall sink to the bottom of the sea!"

Then up spoke the mate of our gallant ship,

And a fine looking man was he!

"I have me a wife in Salem by the sea

And tonight she a widow will be!"

And up spoke the cook of our gallant ship

And a crusty old fellow was he

Saying "I care much more for my pots and my pans

Than I do for the bottom of the sea!

Then up spoke the cabin-boy, of our gallant ship,

And a brave young lad was he!

Said "I have a mother in Brooklyn by the sea,

And tonight she'll be weepin' there for me!"

Then three times around went our gallant ship

And three times around went she!!!

Three times around went our gallant ship

And she sank to the bottom of the sea!