(words and music Traditional)
'Twas Friday morn when we set sail
And we were not far from the land
When the captain, he spied a lovely mermaid
With a comb and a glass in her hand
Chorus: And the ocean's waves dol roll
And the stormy winds do blow
And we poor sailors are skipping to the top
While the landlubbers lie down below (below, below)
While the landlubbers lie down below
And up spoke the captain of our gallant ship
And a well-spoken man was he
I have me a wife in Salem by the sea
And tonight a widow she will be
Chorus:
And up spoke the cookie of our gallant ship
And a red hot cookie was he
Well 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 nasty little lad was he.
I'm not quite sure I can spell "mermaid"
But I'm going to the bottom of the sea.
Chorus:
Then three times around went our gallant ship
And three times around went she
Three times around went our gallant ship
And she sank to the bottom of the sea
Chorus: