The Mermaid Song
'Twas a Friday morn when we set sail
And we were not far from land.
When the captain he spied a mermaid so fair
With a comb and a glass in her hand.
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Oh the ocean waves do roll, and the stormy winds do blow
As we poor sailors go skipping o'er the top.
And the landlubber lie down below, below, below,
And the landlubber lie down below.
Now up jumps the captain of our gallant ship,
And a wise old man was he.
"This pretty mermaid has warned us of our doom,
we shall sink to the bottom of the sea."
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Now up jumps the mate of our gallant ship,
and a brave young man was he.
"I have a wife in Bristol by the sea,
and tonight a widow she'll be."
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Up jumps the cabin boy of our gallant she,
and fine young lad was he.
"I have me a sweetheart in Salem by the sea,
and tonight she'll be weeping for me."
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Now up jumps the cook of our gallant ship,
and a crazy old butcher was he.
"I care more for my kettles and my pots,
than I do for the bottom of the sea."
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.
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