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WHEN I WAS
TWELVE YEARS OLD
YOU'D SEE THE
PICTURES OF MAREMAIDS
IN ALL THE BOOKS
AND MAGAZINES
(SUNG)
WHEN I WAS A LAD
IN A FISHING TOWN

AN OLD MAN
SAID TO ME
YOU CAN SPEND
YOUR LIFE YOUR

JOLLY LIFE JUST
SAILING ON THE SEA
YOU CAN SEARCH
THE WORLD FOR
PRETTY GIRLS TILL
YOUR EYES ARE WEAK
AND DIM

g
'CAUSE HER HAIR

IS GREEN AS SEAWEED
AND HER SKIN IS
BLUE AND PALE
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SO I SIGNED ONTO
A WHALING SHIP

AND MY VERY FIRST
DAY AT SEA
I SEEN A MERMAID
IN THE WAVES A
REACHING OUT TO ME
COME LIVE WITH ME
IN THE SEA SAID SHE
AND DOWN ON
THE OCEAN'S FLOOR
I'LL SHOW YOU A
MILLION WONDEROUS
THINGS YOU NEVER
SEEN BEFORE
SO OVER I JUMPED AND
SHE PULLED ME DOWN
DOWN TO HER
SEAWEED BED
AND THE PILLOW MADE
OF TORTOISE SHELL
SHE PLACED BENEATH
MY HEAD
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HER HAIR WAS GREEN
AS SEAWEED
AND HER SKIN WAS
BLUE AND PALE
AND HER FACE IT
WAS A WORK OF ART
AND I LOVED THAT

GIRL WITH ALL
MY HEART
THEN ONE DAY
SHE SWAM AWAY
AND I SANG TO

THE CLAMS
AND WHALES
THEN HER SISTER SHE
SWAM BY AND SET
MY HEART AWHIRL
YEAH HER TOES
ARE PINK AND ROSY
AND HER KNEES
ARE SMOOTH AND PALE
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I DON'T GIVE A DAMN
'BOUT THE UPPER PART
AND THAT'S HOW
I END MY TALE
The Mermaid
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Title
Mermaid
Artist
Bobby Bare
Brand
Silver Saddle Karaoke
(2 Other Versions)
Code
SSK010-09
Genres
classic country pop, country, country rock, outlaw country, traditional country