The Mermaid

Intro
EHey, When I Was A Lad In A EFishing Town An AOld Man, He BSaid To EMe
"You Can ASpend Your ELife, Your AJolly ELife Just C#mSailing OF#n The SeBa
Now, You Can ESearch The World For Pretty E7Girls 'Til Your AEyes Are Weak G#And DC#mim
But EDon't Go Swimming With The C#mMermaids, Son If You DAon't KBnow How To SEwim
If You F#Don't Know HBow To SEwim

Chorus 1
For Her AHair Is Green As ESeaweed
And Her AEyes Are BBlue And EPale
And I'll C#mTell You Now Before You Start
You Can C#mLove That Girl With All Your Heart
But You're AJust Gonna Love The G#mUpper PC#mart
You're F#Not Gonna LBike The TEail"
ERakadaka C#mDoo Doo RF#akada DoBo
ERakadaka C#mDoo Doo DF#a Da DoBo

Verse 1
So EI Signed Onto A Whaling Ship And My AVery First Day At ESea
I ASeen A Mermaid EIn The Waves C#mReaching OF#ut To MeB​
"ECome And Live With Me In The E7Sea, " Said She "And ADown On The G#Ocean's FC#mloor
F#I'll SEhow You A Million WC#mondrous Things You've NF#ever SeeBn BeforEe
C#mOh, You've NF#ever SeBen BefoEre"

Verse 2
ESo Over I Jumped And She Pulled Me ADown Own To A Seaweed EBed
And A APillow Made Of A ETortoise Shell C#mShe Placed BenF#eath My HeBad
She EFed Me Shrimps And E7Caviar UApon A G#Silver DC#mish
F#From Her HEead To Her Waist She Was JC#must To My Taste But The BoF#ttom ParBt Was A FisEh
C#mOh, Her BF#ottom PaBrt Was A FiEsh

Chorus 2
Yes, Her AHair Was Green As ESeaweed
Her AEyes Were BBlue And EPale
And I C#mLoved That Girl With All My Heart
I C#mVowed We'd Never Part
But I AKnew That That Was G#mNot Too SC#mmart
'Cause F#I Did Not LBike The TEail
ERakadaka C#mDoo Doo RF#oodoo DaB​
ERooooooo C#mRakadiki DF#a Doo DaB​

Verse 3
And EThen One Day When I Looked Up AI Saw A Sailing EShip
And I AMet The Stare Of A EMillionaire C#mOut On A FF#ishing TrBip
Now, A EDiamond Ring He E7Tied To A String And ALowered It G#Down Into The WC#mater
F#And My LEove Divine, She WC#ment For His Line And ThF#at Was The WayB He CauEght Her
C#mYes, TF#hat Was The WaBy He CaEught Her

Verse 4
So I ESat And Cried Into The Tide ASang To The Clams And EWhales
How I AMissed My Love, Her ESeaweed Hair And The C#mSilvery SF#hine Of Her ScBales
And EThen Her Sister, E7She Swam By And ASet My G#Heart AwC#mhirl
F#For Her UEpper Part Was An UC#mgly Fish But The BoF#ttom ParBt Was GirEl
C#mYes, The BF#ottom PaBrt Was GiErl

Chorus 3
Yes, Her AKnees Are Pink And ERosy
And Her AToes Are BSmall And EFrail
Her C#mBody, It's A Work Of Art
And I C#mLove That Girl With All My Heart
And I ADon't Give A Damn About The G#mUpper PC#mart
And F#That's How I EBnd My TEale