Let The Mermaids Flirt With Me

Blues all on the ocean, blues all in the air;
 Can't stay here no longer, I have no steamship fare.
 When my earthly trials are over, cast my body out in the sea;
 Save on the undertaker bill-- let the mermaids flirt with me!
 I do not work for pleasure; earthly peace I'll see no more;
 The only reason I work at all is to drive the wolf from my door.
 When my earthly trials are over, cast my body out in the sea;
 Save on the undertaker bill-- let the mermaids flirt with me!
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 My wife controls our happy home; my sweetheart I cannot find.
 The only thing I can call my own is a troubled and a worried mind.
 When my earthly trials are over, cast my body out in the sea;
 Save on the undertaker bill-- let the mermaids flirt with me!
 Blues all in my body; my darlin' has forsaken me.
 If I ever see her face again, have to travel 'cross the sea.
 When my earthly trials are over, cast my body out in the sea;
 Save on the undertaker bill-- let the mermaids flirt with me!
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 Blues all on the ocean, blues all in the air;
 Can't stay here no longer, I have no steamship fare.
 When my earthly trials are over, cast my body out in the sea;
 Save on the undertaker bill-- let the mermaids flirt with me!