Lyrics The Mermaid - Kate Rusby

The Mermaid

Farewell the rolling hills
And farewell to the fields
Farewell love, my fate tonight is sealed
On the sea love, on the sea
High are the daunting waves
And bold the wind it blows
And I can see love, the mermaid and she knows
On the sea love, on the sea
And peace as the sea it comes
And peace now in her arms
Where are we love?
Sleeping in the sea
My father built a bonny ship
And set her on the sea
It was his joy love, he gave that ship to me
On the sea love, on the sea
On oceans high and oceans low
We sailed that ship around
We owned the tide love,
On the sea love, on the sea
And peace now the sea it comes
And peace now in her arms
Where are we love?
Sleeping in the sea
And three times the ship went round
And three times round went she
Its murky deep love, and far away from ye
On the sea love, on the sea
Farewell the rolling hills
And farewell to the fields
Farewell love, my fate tonight is sealed
On the sea love, on the sea
And peace now the sea it comes
And peace now in her arms
Where are we love?
Sleeping in the sea
It’s where I’ll be love-
Sleeping in the sea