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 the 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's waves do roll and the stormy winds do blow
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And we poor sailors are skipping to the top
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While the landlubbers lie down below, below, below
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While the landlubbers lie down below


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And up spoke the captain of our gallant ship
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And a fine spoken man was he
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This fishy mermaid has warned me of our doom
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We shall sink to the bottom of the sea


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Then up spoke the cabin boy of our gallant ship
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And brave young lad was he
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Sayin' I have a sweetheart in Salem by the sea
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And tonight she'll be weepin' for me


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And up spoke the cook of our gallant ship
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And a crazy old butcher was he
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I care much more for my pots and my pans
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Than I do for the bottom of the sea

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Then three times around spun our gallant ship
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And three times around spun she
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And three times around spun our gallant ship
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And she sank to the bottom of the sea


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