This may be a long wait for the tune. But since I have just transcribed it from the Meg Davis CD, I thought I should post it. I recently discovered this beautiful song and the wonderful music of Meg Davis. I feel like I have discovered a hidden gem. Not only are her lyrics interesting and creative, but the music to which she sets them is wonderful, and her voice is beautiful. And she is a very gracious person who sent me a nice email thanking me for ordering her CD - "Capt. Jack and the Mermaid". It is a wonderful collection of her songs, recorded in the '70s and '80s and re-released on CD. I highly recommend it. Her web site is HERE.

The tune, in ABC format below, consists of one verse from part I (in Dmaj) and three verses from part II (in Em). The third verse of part II has a different tune from the other verses. Part III has the same tune as part I. If you have trouble with deciphering the ABC, I can email anyone the Noteworthy Composer file or the "dots" as a pdf file - just PM me.

X:1
T:Captain Jack and the Mermaid
C:Meg Davis
I:abc2nwc
M:3/4
L:1/8
K:D
A A|"D"A2A3A|A2F3F|"G"G2A2B2|"D"A6|A3A A2|A2F2F F|"G"G F3E2|"D"F4A A|B3A A2|A4A2|"Em"G2F2E2|"A7"E6|"D"A6|A F3F2|F2E2F F|"G"G A3B2|"D"A4A A|"Em"G2F3E|"A7"E2E3F|G2F2E2|"D"D6-|D6|:[M:4/4][Q:1/4=170]E2|"Em"E4F2G2|"D"F4D2D2|D4E2F2|"Em"E8|z6B B|B4A2G2|B4B2B2|B4A2G2|"D"F6E2|"Em"E4F2G2|"D"F4D2D2|"Em"E4F2G2|"D"F6B2|"Em"B4A2G2|"D"A4A2G2|"Bm"F4E2D2|"Em"E6:|z6G G|G4A2B2|"D"A6G F|F4G2A2|"Em"G6e2|e4d2B2|e8|(e4d2)B2|"D"A6F F|"Em"G4A2B2|"D"A4F4|"Em"G4A2B2|"D"A4"Em"e2e2|"D"d4"Em"B2B2|"D"A4A2A2|A4G2F2|"Em"G6
w:Cap-tain Jack was a young man when he went to sea.All the young la-dies go and kiss him good-bye.He was bare-ly a child of twen-ty and three.Oh, tell him young la-dies, go and tell him for me,He can mar-ry the mer-maid that lives in the sea._It was al-most eight bells and Jack has the watch.He was finn-ing and scal-ing the fish he had caught.When out of the sea there a-rose such a tuneAs he had not heard by the light of the moon."I have fol-lowed your ship now for ma-ny a mile.On days the sea laughed with_ your smile.And I'll give you my king-dom, e-ter-nal-lyIf you'll mar-ry this mer-maid that lives in the sea."
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Cheers, S. in Seattle