The Wolfe Tones - The merman

I’m a ^Dsailorman from ^GWexford town, I’ve ^Dsailed the seven ^Aseas, I will ^Dtell you a true ^Gstory Of the ^Dsunny southern ^Gseas. We were ^Dcaught up in the ^Gdoldrums While ^Dwaiting for a ^Gbreeze When the ^Dstillness of the ^Gday was broke By a ^Bmmerman in the ^Adeep blue ^Dseas.

Well the ^Gcaptain he ^Dslept below While the ^Gcrew they lay a^Dbout When ^Gdown in the ^Docean, boys We heard this mighty ^Gshout. His ^Dhair was red, his ^Geyes were green, His ^Dbeard was floating ^Gfree He’d a ^Dlong green tail that could ^Gkill a wale That ^Bmwaggled in the ^Adeep blue ^Dsea.

An the ^Dmermaids looked so ^Gbeautiful As they ^Dswam around by the ^Ashore But this ^Dmerman with his ^Gfishy tail I’ve ^Dnever seen be^Gfore. And ^Dsailors tell the ^Gtallest tales I’ve ^Dnever told a ^Glie; He’d a ^Dlong green tail that could ^Gkill a wale that ^Bmwobbled as he ^Aswam close ^Dby.

Was it ^DNeptune that ^Gappeared to us From his ^Dmansions in the ^Adeep? Then the ^Dcook O’Toole then he ^Gran below, Woke the ^Dcaptain from his ^Gsleep. And the ^Dcaptain came on ^Gdeck at once Took a ^Dlook into the ^Gdeep. “Oh, I’ve ^Dnever seen the ^Glikes of this!” The ^Bmmerman then he ^Asoon did ^Dgreed. “Then ^Gwho are you, where do ^Dyou come from, ^GWhat do you want ^Dhere?” Then he ^Gshook his tail, it ^Drocked the boat, It filled our hearts with ^Gfear. “You’ve ^Ddropped your anchor ^Gon my house, Its ^Dblocking up me ^Gdoor And my ^Dwife, the mermaid, she’s ^Gtrapped inside and my ^Bmchildren can’t get ^Aout no ^Dmore.

Well, we ^Dquickly hoisted ^Ganchor, boys And the ^Dmerman than did ^Asmile: “Sure, me ^Dname is Patrick ^GJohn O’Rourke, I ^Dcame from Erin’s ^Gisle. It was ^Dmany years a^Ggo from now, I was ^Dshipwrecked on the ^Greef, When this ^Dpretty mermaid she ^Grescued me, From the ^Bmperils of the ^Aocean ^Ddeep. And we ^Gvery soon were ^Dmarried, Way ^Gdown in the deep blue ^Dseas. Now I’m ^Ghappy and con^Dtented, With my wife and fami^Gly. Though I ^Doft times wish I ^Gcould go home and ^Dlife on Ireland’s ^Gshore. But I’m co^Dmmitted to the ^Gocean deep and I ^Bmcan’t go home a^Again no ^Dmore.”