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Thread #112709 Message #2388295
Posted By: Steve Gardham
14-Jul-08 - 07:52 AM
Thread Name: Song for a mermaid
Subject: RE: Song for a mermaid
Most trad mermaid songs are about mermaids rather than as can be sung by said amphibians. Here's a start on a song with apologies to Rawtenstall Annual fair's author.
Roll up, roll up, come and see the mermaid, see the lovely lady, half a woman, half a fish, Last time I came ashore I landed on me tail, A little lad said, 'Mother, I think it's a beached whale,' Another said, 'A walrus,' another said, 'A seal,' Another said, 'An octopus,' and then, 'A conger eel.' A fisherman came up to me and said, 'Have you got a daughter?' When I answered no, he threw me back into the water, All on ---------- Beach.