IntroHey, 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 SeaNow, You Can Search The World For Pretty Girls 'Til Your Eyes Are Weak And DimBut Don't Go Swimming With The Mermaids, Son If You Don't Know How To SwimIf You Don't Know How To SwimChorus 1For Her Hair Is Green As SeaweedAnd Her Eyes Are Blue And PaleAnd I'll Tell You Now Before You StartYou Can Love That Girl With All Your HeartBut You're Just Gonna Love The Upper PartYou're Not Gonna Like The Tail"Rakadaka Doo Doo Rakada DooRakadaka Doo Doo Da Da DooVerse 1So I Signed Onto A Whaling Ship And My Very First Day At SeaI 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 FloorI'll Show You A Million Wondrous Things You've Never Seen BeforeOh, You've Never Seen Before"Verse 2So Over I Jumped And She Pulled Me Down Own To A Seaweed BedAnd A Pillow Made Of A Tortoise Shell She Placed Beneath My HeadShe Fed Me Shrimps And Caviar Upon A Silver DishFrom Her Head To Her Waist She Was Just To My Taste But The Bottom Part Was A FishOh, Her Bottom Part Was A FishChorus 2Yes, Her Hair Was Green As SeaweedHer Eyes Were Blue And PaleAnd I Loved That Girl With All My HeartI Vowed We'd Never PartBut I Knew That That Was Not Too Smart'Cause I Did Not Like The TailRakadaka Doo Doo Roodoo DaRooooooo Rakadiki Da Doo DaVerse 3And Then One Day When I Looked Up I Saw A Sailing ShipAnd I Met The Stare Of A Millionaire Out On A Fishing TripNow, A Diamond Ring He Tied To A String And Lowered It Down Into The WaterAnd My Love Divine, She Went For His Line And That Was The Way He Caught HerYes, That Was The Way He Caught HerVerse 4So I Sat And Cried Into The Tide Sang To The Clams And WhalesHow I Missed My Love, Her Seaweed Hair And The Silvery Shine Of Her ScalesAnd Then Her Sister, She Swam By And Set My Heart AwhirlFor Her Upper Part Was An Ugly Fish But The Bottom Part Was GirlYes, The Bottom Part Was GirlChorus 3Yes, Her Knees Are Pink And RosyAnd Her Toes Are Small And FrailHer Body, It's A Work Of ArtAnd I Love That Girl With All My HeartAnd I Don't Give A Damn About The Upper PartAnd That's How I End My Tale
