X:178
T:Mermaid, The
R:song
H:American
D:Clancy Brothers
Z:id:hn-song-178
M:2/4
L:1/8
Q:1/4=140
K:D
A,A, | F2 (FE) | D3 C | (ED) (CB,) | A,2
A,A, | B,2 D2 | (CD) (EC) | D4- | D2
A,A, | F F2 E | D3 C | (ED) (CB,) | A,2
A,A, | B,2 DD | (CD) (EC) | D4- | D2 ||
A,A, | A,3 A, | B,2 A,2 | D4- | D2
DE | F2 A2 | G2 F2 | E4- | E2
A,2 | F2 (FE) | D2 DC | ED CB, | A,2
A,A, | B,2 DD | (C>D) EC | D>E FG | A2
A,A, | B,2 DD | (CD) EC | D4- | D2 ||
W:It was a Friday morn when we set sail
W:And we were not far from the land
W:When our captain, he spied a mermaid so fair
W:With a comb and a glass in her hand.
W:
W:Chorus:
W:Oh the ocean waves do roll
W:And the stormy winds do blow
W:And we poor sailors are skipping at the top
W:While the landlubbers lie down below, below, below
W:While the landlubbers lie down below.
W:
W:Then up spoke the captain of our gallant ship
W:And a brave old skipper was he
W:"This fishy mermaid has warned me of our doom
W:We shall sink to the bottom of the sea."
W:
W:Chorus
W:
W:Then up spoke the first mate of our gallant ship
W:And a well-spoken man was he
W:"I have me a wife in Boston by the sea
W:And tonight she a widow will be."
W:
W:Chorus
W:
W:Then up spoke the bosun of our gallant ship
W:And a brave young man was he
W:"Well I've got a sweetheart at Salem by the sea
W:And tonight she be weepin' for me."
W:
W:Chorus
W:
W:Then up spoke the cook of our gallant ship
W:And a crazy old butcher was he
W:"I care much more for my pots and my pans
W:Than I do for the bottom of the sea."
W:
W:Chorus
W:
W:Then up spoke the cabinboy, of our gallant ship
W:And a brave young lad was he
W:"I'm not quite sure I can spell mermaid
W:But I'm going to the bottom of the sea."
W:
W:Chorus
W:
W:Then three times around spun our gallant ship
W:And three times around spun she
W:Three times around spun our gallant ship
W:And she sank to the bottom of the sea.
W:
W:Chorus