The Mermaid

Lyrics

[Verse 1] It was Friday morn' when we set sail And we were not far from the land When our captain he spied a mermaid so fair With the comb and a glass in her hand [Chorus] And the ocean waves do roll And the stormy winds do blow And we poor sailors are skippin' at the top While the land-lubbers lie down below, below, below! While the land-lubbers lie down below [Verse 2] Then up spoke the captain of our gallan' ship And a fine ol' man was he "This fishy mermaid has warned me of our doom We shall sink to the bottom of thе sea!" [Chorus] And the ocean wavеs do roll And the stormy winds do blow And we poor sailors are skippin' at the top While the land-lubbers lie down below, below, below! While the land-lubbers lie down below [Verse 3] Then up spoke the mate of our gallan' ship And a fine-spoken man was he Sayin' "I have a wife in Brooklyn by the sea And tonight a widow she will be" [Chorus] And the ocean waves do roll And the stormy winds do blow And we poor sailors are skippin' at the top While the land-lubbers lie down below, below, below! While the land-lubbers lie down below [Verse 4] Then up spoke the cabin-boy of our gallan' ship And a brave young lad was he "Oh I have a sweetheart in Salem by the sea And tonight she'll be weepin' for me" [Chorus] And the ocean waves do roll And the stormy winds do blow And we poor sailors are skippin' at the top While the land-lubbers lie down below, below, below! While the land-lubbers lie down below [Verse 5] Then up spoke the cook of our gallan' ship And a crazy ol' butcher was he! "I care much more for my pots and my pans Than I do for the bottom of the sea!" [Chorus] And the ocean waves do roll And the stormy winds do blow And we poor sailors are skippin' at the top While the land-lubbers lie down below, below, below! While the land-lubbers lie down below [Verse 6] Then three times round, spun our gallan' ship And three times round spun she Three times round, spun our gallan' ship And she sank to the bottom of the sea [Chorus] And the ocean waves do roll And the stormy winds do blow And we poor sailors are skippin' at the top While the land-lubbers lie down below, below, below! While the land-lubbers lie down below