Have found another one , also loved by children. Have a feeling the chords will end up askew, contact me if you need them .
The Mermaid
Traditional. Arrangement by the Pog Band
G C G
VERSE 1: It was Friday night and we set sail
C D7 G
And we were not far from the land
C G
When our Captain he spied a mermaid so fair
C D7 G
With a comb and a glass in her hand
CHORUS: And the ocean waves do roll
D7
And the stormy winds do blow
G C G
And we poor sailors are skipping up aloft
C D7 G
While the landlubbers lie down below, below, below
C D7 G
While the landlubbers lie down below
G C G
VERSE 2: Then up spoke the Captain of our gallant ship
C D7 G
And a fine old man was he. He said,
G
"This fishy mermaid has warned me of our doom
C D7 G
We shall sink to the bottom of the sea."
G C G
VERSE 3: Then up spoke the mate of our gallant ship
C D7 G
And a fine spoken man was he. He said,
C G
"I have a wife in Brooklyn by the sea,
C D7 G
But tonight she'll be weepin' for me."
INSTRUMENTAL BREAK
G C G
VERSE 4: Then up spoke the Cabin Boy of our gallant ship
C D7 G
And a fine young lad was he. He said,
C G
"I have a sweetheart in Salem by the sea,
C D7 G
But tonight she'll be weepin' for me."
G C G
VERSE 5: Then up spoke the Cook of our gallant ship
C D7 G
And a crazy old butcher was he. He said,
C G
"I care much more for my pots and my pans
C D7 G
Than I do for the bottom of the sea."
G C G
VERSE 6: Three times around spun our gallant ship
C D7 G
Three times around spun she. ( Oi ! Oi ! Oi ! )
C G
Three times around spun our gallant ship
C D7 G
Then she sank to the bottom of the sea.
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