Lyrics The Mermaid - Brier

The Mermaid

It was Friday morning 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.
And the ocean waves do roll, and the stormy winds may blow.
And we poor sailors are skipping to the top while the landlubbers lie down
below below below.
While the landlubers lie down below.
Then up spoke the cook of our gallant ship and a fine smart cook was he.
«I care no more for your pots and your pans than I do for the bottom of the sea.
And the ocean waves do roll, and the stormy winds may blow.
And we poor sailors are skipping to the top while the landlubbers lie down
below below below.
While the landlubers lie down below.
Three times round spun our gallant ship, three times round spun she.
Three times round spun our gallant ship and she sank to the bottom of the sea.
And the ocean waves do roll, and the stormy winds may blow.
And we poor sailors are skipping to the top while the landlubbers lie down
below below below.
While the landlubers lie down below.