The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem - The mermaid

It was ^GFriday morn when ^Cwe set ^Gsail And we ^Cwere not ^Dfar from the ^Gland When the ^Gcaptain, he spied a ^Cmermaid so ^Gfair With a ^Ccomb and a ^Dglass in her ^Ghand

And the ^Gocean's waves do roll and the stormy winds do ^Dblow And ^Gwe poor sailors are ^Cskipping to the ^Gtop While the ^Clandlubbers ^Dlie down ^Gbelow, below, below While the ^Clandlubbers ^Dlie down ^Gbelow

And ^Gup spoke the captain of ^Cour gallant ^Gship And a ^Cfine spoken ^Dman was ^Ghe This ^Gfishy mermaid has ^Cwarned me of our ^Gdoom We shall ^Csink to the ^Dbottom of the ^Gsea

Then ^Gup spoke the cabin boy ^Cof our gallant ^Gship And ^Cbrave young ^Dlad was ^Ghe Sayin' ^GI have a sweetheart in ^CSalem by the ^Gsea And ^Ctonight she'll be ^Dweepin' for ^Gme

And ^Gup spoke the cook of ^Cour gallant ^Gship And a ^Ccrazy old ^Dbutcher was ^Ghe I ^Gcare much more for my ^Cpots and my ^Gpans Than I ^Cdo for the ^Dbottom of the ^Gsea

Then ^Gthree times around ^Cspun our gallant ^Gship And ^Cthree times ^Daround spun ^Gshe And ^Gthree times around ^Cspun our gallant ^Gship And she ^Csank to the ^Dbottom of the ^Gsea