The Mermaid

Intro
AHey, When I Was A Lad In A AFishing Town An DOld Man, He ESaid To AMe
"You Can DSpend Your ALife, Your DJolly ALife Just F#mSailing OBn The SEea
Now, You Can ASearch The World For Pretty A7Girls 'Til Your DEyes Are Weak C#And DF#mim
But ADon't Go Swimming With The F#mMermaids, Son If You DDon't KEnow How To SAwim
If You BDon't Know EHow To ASwim

Chorus 1
For Her DHair Is Green As ASeaweed
And Her DEyes Are EBlue And APale
And I'll F#mTell You Now Before You Start
You Can F#mLove That Girl With All Your Heart
But You're DJust Gonna Love The C#mUpper PF#mart
You're BNot Gonna ELike The ATail"
ARakadaka F#mDoo Doo RBakada DEoo
ARakadaka F#mDoo Doo DBa Da DEoo

Verse 1
So AI Signed Onto A Whaling Ship And My DVery First Day At ASea
I DSeen A Mermaid AIn The Waves F#mReaching OBut To MEe
"ACome And Live With Me In The A7Sea, " Said She "And DDown On The C#Ocean's FF#mloor
BI'll AShow You A Million F#mWondrous Things You've BNever SEeen BefAore
F#mOh, You've NBever SEeen BefAore"

Verse 2
ASo Over I Jumped And She Pulled Me DDown Own To A Seaweed ABed
And A DPillow Made Of A ATortoise Shell F#mShe Placed BenBeath My HEead
She AFed Me Shrimps And A7Caviar UDpon A C#Silver DF#mish
BFrom Her AHead To Her Waist She Was F#mJust To My Taste But The BBottom PEart Was A FAish
F#mOh, Her BBottom PEart Was A FAish

Chorus 2
Yes, Her DHair Was Green As ASeaweed
Her DEyes Were EBlue And APale
And I F#mLoved That Girl With All My Heart
I F#mVowed We'd Never Part
But I DKnew That That Was C#mNot Too SF#mmart
'Cause BI Did Not ELike The ATail
ARakadaka F#mDoo Doo RBoodoo DEa
ARooooooo F#mRakadiki DBa Doo DEa

Verse 3
And AThen One Day When I Looked Up DI Saw A Sailing AShip
And I DMet The Stare Of A AMillionaire F#mOut On A FBishing TErip
Now, A ADiamond Ring He A7Tied To A String And DLowered It C#Down Into The WF#mater
BAnd My ALove Divine, She F#mWent For His Line And TBhat Was The WEay He CAaught Her
F#mYes, TBhat Was The WEay He CAaught Her

Verse 4
So I ASat And Cried Into The Tide DSang To The Clams And AWhales
How I DMissed My Love, Her ASeaweed Hair And The F#mSilvery SBhine Of Her SEcales
And AThen Her Sister, A7She Swam By And DSet My C#Heart AwF#mhirl
BFor Her AUpper Part Was An F#mUgly Fish But The BBottom PEart Was GAirl
F#mYes, The BBottom PEart Was GAirl

Chorus 3
Yes, Her DKnees Are Pink And ARosy
And Her DToes Are ESmall And AFrail
Her F#mBody, It's A Work Of Art
And I F#mLove That Girl With All My Heart
And I DDon't Give A Damn About The C#mUpper PF#mart
And BThat's How I EEnd My ATale