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The Mermaid

from Johnny Jump Up by DruidSong

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Let’s stay aboard ship for a moment. There’s a seaman’s legend, that if a member of the crew sees a mermaid, she can tell you how your voyage will end. Let’s see how that works out, in The Mermaid.

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It was Friday morn when we set sail, and we were not far from the land
When the Captain, he spied a pretty mermaid with a comb and mirror in her hand.

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And the ocean ways do roll And the stormy winds do blow
And we poor sailors are skipping at the top
While the landlubbers lie down below, below, below
While the landlubbers lie down below.

Then up spoke the Captain of our gallant ship, and a fine old man was he.
This fishy mermaid has told me of our doom. We will lie at 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
Saying “I have a sweetheart in Salem by the sea, and tonight she’ll be grieving for me.”

Then up spoke the Cook of our gallant ship, and a greasy, old butcher was he
Saying “I care much more for my pots and my pans than I care 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, Then she sank to the bottom of the sea.

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from Johnny Jump Up, released June 23, 2009

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