Mermaid

“Finnegan’s Wake“ band in Murray’s Bar, O’Connel St., Dublin “The Mermaid“ It was Friday morn when we set sail and we were not far from the land When our captain he spied the lovely mermaid with a comb and a glass in her hand Chorus: And the ocean waves do roll, (Do Roll!!) And the stormy winds do blow (Do Blow!!) And we poor sailors are skipping at the top While the landlubbers lie down below, below, below While the landlubbers lie down below Then up spoke the captain of our gallant ship, and a fine old man was he “This fishy mermaid has warned me of our doom, we shall sink to the bottom of the sea“ Chorus Then up spoke the mate of our gallant 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 Then up spoke the cook of our gallant ship, and a greasy old butcher was he “I care much more for my pots and pans than I do for the bottom of the sea“ Chorus And three times ’round spun our gallant ship, and three times ’round