The Mermaid (an old-time sea shanty, sung by Eddie Biggins)

The Mermaid It was Friday morn when we set sail And we were not far from the land When our captain he spied a mermaid so fair With a comb and a glass in her hand Chorus: And the ocean waves do roll And the stormy winds 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 spoken man was he He said "This fishy mermaid has warned me of our doom We shall sink to the bottom of the sea" Chorus Then up spoke the first-mate of our gallant ship And a brave young man was he He said "I have a wife in Boston by the sea But tonight a widow she will be" Chorus Then up spoke the cook of our gallant ship And a crazy old butcher was he He said "I care much more for my pots and my pans Than I do for the bottom of the sea" Chorus Then up spoke the cabin boy of our gallant ship And a brave young lad was he He said "I have a sweetheart in Portland by the s