Key: G major
Verse 1
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And we were not far from the land
When our captain he spied
a mermaid so fair
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With a comb and a glass in her hand
Interlude 1
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Verse 2
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of our gallant ship
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And a fine old man was he
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We shall sink to the bottom of the sea"
Interlude 2
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Verse 3
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of our gallant ship
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And a brave young lad was he
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in Brooklyn by the sea
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And tonight she'll be weeping for me"
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Interlude 3
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Verse 4
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Then up spoke the mate
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of our gallant ship
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And a fine spoken man was he
Saying "I have a wife in
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Salem by the sea
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And tonight she'll be weeping for me"
Interlude 4
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Verse 5
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spun our gallant ship
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And three times round spun she
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Three times round spun
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And she sank to the bottom of the sea
Verse 6
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skipping at the top
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While the land- lubbers lie down below,
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below, below
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While the land- lubbers
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lie down below
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