The Mermaid

Twas Friday morning when we set sail
And we were not far from the land, (ahoy!)
When the captain, he spied a lovely mermaid
With a comb and a glass in her hand

O the ocean's waves will roll
And the stormy winds will blow
While we poor sailors go skipping to the top
And the landlubbers lie down below, below, below
The landlubbers lie down below

And up spoke the captain of our gallant ship
And a well-spoken man was he, (I say!)
I have me a wife in Salem by the sea
And tonight she will be a widow will be

O the ocean's waves will roll
And the stormy winds will blow
While we poor sailors go skipping to the top
And the landlubbers lie down below
O the ocean's waves will roll
And the stormy winds will blow
While we poor sailors go skipping to the top
And the landlubbers lie down below, below, below
The landlubbers lie down below
Then up spoke the cabin boy, of our gallant ship
And a nasty little lad was he, (oi, oi!)
I'm not quite sure if I can spell 'mermaid'
But I'm going to the bottom of the sea

O the ocean's waves will roll
And the stormy winds will blow
While we poor sailors go skipping to the top
And the landlubbers lie down below, below, below
The landlubbers lie down below

Then three times around went our gallant ship
And three times around went she (oh no!)
Three times around went our gallant ship
And she sank to the bottom of the sea

O the ocean's waves will roll
And the stormy winds will blow
While we poor sailors go skipping to the top
And the landlubbers lie down below, below, below
The landlubbers lie down below
O the ocean's waves will roll
And the stormy winds will blow
While we poor sailors go skipping to the top
And the landlubbers lie down below, below, below
The landlubbers lie down below