The Mermaid lyrics

[Verse 1]
It was Friday morn' when we set sail
And we were not far from the land
When our captain he spied a mermaid so fair
With the comb and a glass in her hand

[Chorus]
And the ocean waves do roll
And the stormy winds do blow
And we poor sailors are skippin' at the top
While the land-lubbers lie down below, below, below!
While the land-lubbers lie down below

[Verse 2]
Then up spoke the captain of our gallan' ship
And a fine ol' man was he
"This fishy mermaid has warned me of our doom
We shall sink to the bottom of thе sea!"

[Chorus]
And the ocean wavеs do roll
And the stormy winds do blow
And we poor sailors are skippin' at the top
While the land-lubbers lie down below, below, below!
While the land-lubbers lie down below
[Verse 3]
Then up spoke the mate of our gallan' ship
And a fine-spoken man was he
Sayin' "I have a wife in Brooklyn by the sea
And tonight a widow she will be"

[Chorus]
And the ocean waves do roll
And the stormy winds do blow
And we poor sailors are skippin' at the top
While the land-lubbers lie down below, below, below!
While the land-lubbers lie down below

[Verse 4]
Then up spoke the cabin-boy of our gallan' ship
And a brave young lad was he
"Oh I have a sweetheart in Salem by the sea
And tonight she'll be weepin' for me"

[Chorus]
And the ocean waves do roll
And the stormy winds do blow
And we poor sailors are skippin' at the top
While the land-lubbers lie down below, below, below!
While the land-lubbers lie down below
[Verse 5]
Then up spoke the cook of our gallan' ship
And a crazy ol' butcher was he!
"I care much more for my pots and my pans
Than I do for the bottom of the sea!"

[Chorus]
And the ocean waves do roll
And the stormy winds do blow
And we poor sailors are skippin' at the top
While the land-lubbers lie down below, below, below!
While the land-lubbers lie down below

[Verse 6]
Then three times round, spun our gallan' ship
And three times round spun she
Three times round, spun our gallan' ship
And she sank to the bottom of the sea

[Chorus]
And the ocean waves do roll
And the stormy winds do blow
And we poor sailors are skippin' at the top
While the land-lubbers lie down below, below, below!
While the land-lubbers lie down below