THE MERMAID

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It was Friday morn when we set sail,
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And we were not far from the land,
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When our Captain, he spied a mermaid so fair
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With a comb and a glass in her hand,

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And the ocean waves do roll,
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And the stormy winds do blow,
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And we poor sailors a-skipping at the top
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While the land-lubbers lie down below, below, below,
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While the land-lubbers lie down below.


Then up spoke the Captain of our gallant ship,
And a fine old man was he.
"This pretty mermaid has warned me of our doom:
We shall sink to the bottom of the sea."

Then up spoke the Mate of our gallant ship,
And a fine-spoken man was he,
Saying "I have a wife in Brooklyn by the sea,
And tonight a widow she will be".

Then up spoke the Cabin-boy of our gallant ship,
And a brave young lad was he.
"Oh I have a sweetheart in Salem by the sea,
And tonight she'll be weeping for me".

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".

Then three times round spun our gallant ship,
And three times round spun she,
Three times round spun our gallant ship,
And she sank to the bottom of the sea.