Lyrics The Mermaid - Norman Blake, Nancy Blake

The Mermaid

One stormy night when we set sail
We were not very far from the land
When our captain, he spied a pretty merrymaid
With a comb and a glass in her hand
Oh, the ocean waves may roll
And the stormy winds may blow
While we poor sailors go skippin' to the top
And the landlubbers lie down below, below, below
And the landlubbers lie down below
Up spoke the captain of our gallant ship
And a well-spoken man was he
«I have made me a wife in old Salem town
Tonight sh a widow will be»
Oh, the ocean wavs may roll
And the stormy winds may blow
While we poor sailors go skippin' to the top
And the landlubbers lie down below, below, below
And the landlubbers lie down below
Then up spoke the mate of our gallant ship
And a nice-looking fellow was he
Says, «I care no more for my wife and my child
Than to do for the fish in the sea»
Oh, the ocean waves may roll
And the stormy winds may blow
While we poor sailors go skippin' to the top
And the landlubbers lie down below, below, below
And the landlubbers lie down below
Then up spoke the cook of our gallant ship
And a rough looking fellow was he
Says, «I care much more for my kettles and my pots
Than I do for the depths of the sea»
Oh, the ocean waves may roll
And the stormy winds may blow
While we poor sailors go skippin' to the top
And the landlubbers lie down below, below, below
And the landlubbers lie down below
Then three times 'round went our gallant ship
And three times went she
Then three times 'round went our gallant ship
And she sank to the depths of the sea
Oh, the ocean waves may roll
And the stormy winds may blow
While we poor sailors go skippin' to the top
And the landlubbers lie down below, below, below
And the landlubbers lie down below