I've sailed the seven seas
I will tell you a true story
Of the sunny southern seas
We were caught up in the Doldrums
While waiting for a breeze
When the stillness of the day was brok
By a merman in the deep blue seas
Well, the captain, he slept
Below while the crew, they lay about
When down in the ocean, boys
We heard this mighty shout
His hair was red, his eyes were green
His beard was floating free
He'd a long green tail that
That waggled in the deep blue sea
And the mermaids looked so beautiful
As they swam around by the shore
But this merman with his fishy tail
And sailors tell the tallest tales
He'd a long green tail that
Was it neptune that appeared to us
From his mansions in the deep?
Woke the captain from his sleep
And the captain came on deck at once
Took a look into the deep
"Oh, I've never seen the likes of this!"
The merman, then, he soon agreed
Then he shook his tail, he rocked our boat
It filled our hearts with fear
It's blocking up me door!
And my children can't get out no more"
And the mermaids looked so beautiful
As they swam around by the shore
But this merman with his fishy tail
And sailors tell the tallest tales
He'd a long green tail that
Well, we quickly hoisted anchor, boys
And the mermaid then did smile
"Sure, me name is Patrick
It was many years ago from now
I was shipwrecked on the reef
When this pretty mermaid,
From the perils of the ocean deep
And we very soon were married
Way down in the deep blue sea
Now I'm happy and contented
Though I oft times wished
And live on Ireland's shore
But I'm committed to the ocean deep
And I can't go home again no more"
And the mermaids looked so beautiful
As they swam around by the shore
But this merman with his fishy tail
And sailors tell the tallest tales
He'd a long green tail that
That wobbled as he swam close by
And the mermaids looked so beautiful
As they swam around by the shore
But this merman with his fishy tail
And sailors tell the tallest tales
He'd a long green tail that
That wobbled as he swam close by
