The Mermaid

It was a Friday morn when we set sail

And we were not far from the land

When our captain, he spied a mermaid so fair

With a comb and a glass in her hand

Oh the ocean waves do roll

And the stormy winds do blow

And we poor sailors are skipping at the top

While the landlubbers lie down below, below, below

While the landlubbers lie down below

Then up spoke the captain of our gallant ship

And a brave old skipper was he

This fishy mermaid has warned me of our doom

We shall sink to the bottom of the sea

Oh the ocean waves do roll

And the stormy winds do blow

And we poor sailors are skipping at the top

While the landlubbers lie down below, below, below

While the landlubbers lie down below

Then up spoke the first mate of our gallant ship

And a well-spoken man was he

I have me a wife in Boston by the sea

And tonight she a widow will be

Oh the ocean waves do roll

And the stormy winds do blow

And we poor sailors are skipping at the top

While the landlubbers lie down below, below, below

While the landlubbers lie down below

Then up spoke the bosun of our gallant ship

And a brave young man was he

Well I've got a sweetheart at Salem by the sea

And tonight she be weepin' for me

Oh the ocean waves do roll

And the stormy winds do blow

And we poor sailors are skipping at the top

While the landlubbers lie down below, below, below

While the landlubbers lie down below

Then up spoke the cook of our gallant ship

And a crazy old butcher was he

I care much more for my pots and my pans

Than I do for the bottom of the sea

Oh the ocean waves do roll

And the stormy winds do blow

And we poor sailors are skipping at the top

While the landlubbers lie down below, below, below

While the landlubbers lie down below

Then up spoke the cabinboy, of our gallant ship

And a brave young lad was he

I'm not quite sure I can spell mermaid

But I'm going to the bottom of the sea

Oh the ocean waves do roll

And the stormy winds do blow

And we poor sailors are skipping at the top

While the landlubbers lie down below, below, below

While the landlubbers lie down below

Then three times around spun our gallant ship

And three times around spun she

Three times around spun our gallant ship

And she sank to the bottom of the sea

Oh the ocean waves do roll

And the stormy winds do blow

And we poor sailors are skipping at the top

While the landlubbers lie down below, below, below

While the landlubbers lie down below