The Mermaid
Tommy Makem
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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 a comb and a glass in her hand CHORUS And the ocean waves do roll, And the stormey wind do blow We poor sailors go skippin' at the top While the landlubber lie down Below, below, below And the landlubbers lie down below Up spoke the captain of our gallant ship And a fine brave man was he He said, ""That fishy mermaid has warned me of our fate"" ""we shall sleep at the bottom of the sea!"" CHORUS Up spoke the first mate of our gallant ship And a brave spoken man was he He said, ""I have a wife in Brooklyn by the sea And tonight a widow she will be!"" CHORUS Up spoke the cabin boy of our gallant ship And a fine young lad was he He said, ""I have a sweetheart in Salem by the sea And tonight a weepin' she will be!"" CHORUS Then up spoke the cook of our gallant ship And a crazy old butcher was he He said, ""I care more for my pots and my pans Than I cares for the bottom of the sea!"" CHORUS Then up spoke the parrot of our gallant ship And a carzy old buzzard was he He said, ""I cares more for my crakers and my seeds Than I cares for the bottom of the sea!"" CHORUS Then three times 'round spun our gallant ship Three times 'round spun she Three times 'round spun our gallant ship And she sank to the bottom of the sea CHORUS
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Written by: John Loesberg, Liam Clancy, Pat Clancy, Tom Clancy, Tommy Makem, DP
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