The Mermaid Song

Twas Friday morn when we set sail
 And we were not far from the land
 When the captain, he spied a lovely mermaid
 With a comb and a glass in her hand
 O the ocean's waves will roll
 And the stormy winds will blow
 While we poor sailors go skipping to the top
 And the landlubbers lie down below (below, below)
 And the landlubbers lie down below
 And up spoke the captain of our gallant ship
 And a well-spoken man was he
 I have me a wife in Salem by the sea
 And tonight she a widow will be
 And up spoke the cookie of our gallant ship
 And a red hot cookie was he
 Saying I care much more for my pots and my pans
 Than I do for the bottom of the sea
 Then up spoke the cabinboy, of our gallant ship
 And a nasty little lad was he.
 I'm not quite sure I can spell "mermaid"
 But I'm going to the bottom of the sea.
 Then three times around went our gallant ship
 And three times around went she
 Three times around went our gallant ship
 And she sank to the bottom of the sea