Intro
Hey, When I Was A Lad In A Fishing Town An Old Man, He Said To Me
"You Can Spend Your Life, Your Jolly Life Just Sailing On The Sea
Now, You Can Search The World For Pretty Girls 'Til Your Eyes Are Weak And Dim
But Don't Go Swimming With The Mermaids, Son If You Don't Know How To Swim
If You Don't Know How To Swim
Chorus 1
For Her Hair Is Green As Seaweed
And Her Eyes Are Blue And Pale
And I'll Tell You Now Before You Start
You Can Love That Girl With All Your Heart
But You're Just Gonna Love The Upper Part
You're Not Gonna Like The Tail"
Rakadaka Doo Doo Rakada Doo
Rakadaka Doo Doo Da Da Doo
Verse 1
So I Signed Onto A Whaling Ship And My Very First Day At Sea
I Seen A Mermaid In The Waves Reaching Out To Me
"Come And Live With Me In The Sea, " Said She "And Down On The Ocean's Floor
I'll Show You A Million Wondrous Things You've Never Seen Before
Oh, You've Never Seen Before"
Verse 2
So Over I Jumped And She Pulled Me Down Own To A Seaweed Bed
And A Pillow Made Of A Tortoise Shell She Placed Beneath My Head
She Fed Me Shrimps And Caviar Upon A Silver Dish
From Her Head To Her Waist She Was Just To My Taste But The Bottom Part Was A Fish
Oh, Her Bottom Part Was A Fish
Chorus 2
Yes, Her Hair Was Green As Seaweed
Her Eyes Were Blue And Pale
And I Loved That Girl With All My Heart
I Vowed We'd Never Part
But I Knew That That Was Not Too Smart
'Cause I Did Not Like The Tail
Rakadaka Doo Doo Roodoo Da
Rooooooo Rakadiki Da Doo Da
Verse 3
And Then One Day When I Looked Up I Saw A Sailing Ship
And I Met The Stare Of A Millionaire Out On A Fishing Trip
Now, A Diamond Ring He Tied To A String And Lowered It Down Into The Water
And My Love Divine, She Went For His Line And That Was The Way He Caught Her
Yes, That Was The Way He Caught Her
Verse 4
So I Sat And Cried Into The Tide Sang To The Clams And Whales
How I Missed My Love, Her Seaweed Hair And The Silvery Shine Of Her Scales
And Then Her Sister, She Swam By And Set My Heart Awhirl
For Her Upper Part Was An Ugly Fish But The Bottom Part Was Girl
Yes, The Bottom Part Was Girl
Chorus 3
Yes, Her Knees Are Pink And Rosy
And Her Toes Are Small And Frail
Her Body, It's A Work Of Art
And I Love That Girl With All My Heart
And I Don't Give A Damn About The Upper Part
And That's How I End My Tale
