The Mermaid Lyrics

It was Friday morn when we set sail And we were not far from the land Our Captain he spied a mermaid so fair With a comb and a glass in her hand Ch: And the ocean waves did roll And the stormy winds did blow And we poor sailor boys were sitting up a-loft While the land lubbers lay down below Then up spoke the Captain of our gallant ship And a fine spoken man was he This fishy mermaid has warned me of our doom We shall sink to the bottom of the sea Ch Then up spoke the mate of our gallant ship And a grand old fellow was he Saying I have a wife in Salem by the Sea And tonight a widow she will be Ch Then up spoke the cabin boy of our gallant ship And a cheeky young laddy was he Saying I have a girlfriend in Brooklyn by the Sea And tonight she'll be weeping for me Ch Then up spoke the cook of our gallant ship And a bloody old butcher was he Saying I care no more for my pots and my pans They shall sink to the bottom of the sea Ch And three times around spun our gallant ship And three times around spun she Three times around spun our gallant ship And she sank to the bottom of the sea Ch