X: 1
T:The Mermaid
M:4/4
L:1/8
S: original source: DT (sniff.numachi.com/~rickheit/dtrad/lookup.cgi?ti=MERMDFRI&tt=MERMDFRI)
L:1/8
K:C
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W:
W:The Mermaid
W:
W:Twas Friday morn when we set sail
W:And we were not far from the land
W:When the captain, he spied a lovely mermaid
W:With a comb and a glass in her hand
W:
W:   O the ocean's waves may roll (let em roll)
W:   And the stormy winds may blow (let em blow)
W:   While we poor sailors go skipping to the top
W:   And the landlubbers lie down below (below, below)
W:   And the landlubbers lie down below
W:
W:And up spoke the captain of our gallant ship
W:And a well-spoken man was he
W:I have me a wife in Salem by the sea
W:And tonight she a widow will be
W:
W:And up spoke the cookie of our gallant ship
W:And a red hot cookie was he
W:Saying I care much more for my pots and my pans
W:Than I do for the bottom of the sea
W:
W:Then three times around went our gallant ship
W:And three times around went she
W:Three times around went our gallant ship
W:And she sank to the bottom of the sea
W:************************************************
W:Penultimate verse
W:Then up spoke the cabinboy, of our gallant ship
W:And a nasty little 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: (learned from my father ca 1931 --RG)
W:
W:________
W:Child #289
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X: 2
T: The Mermaid
O: Trad Newfoundland
S: FF Version
M: 2/4
S: original source: DT (sniff.numachi.com/~rickheit/dtrad/lookup.cgi?ti=MERMDFRI&tt=MERMDFRI)
R: Sea Shanty
L:1/8
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w:It was Fri-day_ morn when we_ set_ sail, And we were not far_ from the land, *
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w: * When the cap-tain he spied a mer-_maid so fair, With~a comb_ and~a glass_ in her hand. *
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w: * And the o-cean waves do roll,_ And the stor-my winds_ do_ 
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w:blow__ And_ we poor_ tars go skip-ping through the tops, While~the land_ lubbers lie_ down be-
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w:low, be-low, be-low. While~the land_ lubbers lie_ down be-low.
W:
W:The Mermaid Song
W:
W:It was Friday morn when we set sail,
W:And we were not so far from the land,
W:When the captain he spied a mermaid so fair,
W:With a comb and a glass in her hand.
W:
W:And the ocean waves do roll,
W:And the stormy winds do blow,
W:And we poor tars go skipping through the tops,
W:While the landlubbers lie down
W:Below, below, below.
W:While the landlubbers lie down.
W:
W:Up spoke the captain of our gallant ship,
W:And a fine spoken sailor was he.
W:"This fishy mermaid has warned us of our doom.
W:We shall sink to the bottom of the sea."
W:
W:Chorus
W:
W:Up spoke the mate of our gallant ship,
W:And a fine old sailor was he.
W:"I have a wife in Yarmouth by the sea.
W:And tonight a widow she shall be."
W:
W:Chorus
W:
W:Up spoke the cabin boy of our gallant ship,
W:And a fine young sailor was he.
W:"I have a sweetheart in Plymouth by the sea.
W:Tonight she'll be weeping for me."
W:
W:Chorus
W:
W:Up spoke the cook of our gallant ship,
W:And a crafty old bastard was he.
W:"I care much more for me pots and me pans,
W:Than I do for the bottom of the sea."
W:
W:Chorus
W:
W:Three times around spun our gallant ship,
W:Three times around spun she.
W:Yes, three times around spun our gallant ship,
W:As she sank to the bottom of the sea.
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