Bert Lloyd used to sing a beautiful version of it
If you can't find it, we may have a recording of him performin it live here
Don't go for that awful jolly - jolly Sharp version - please
Drowning sailors didn't sound like that
You may like to look at 'MAID on the SHORE' which, according to Bronson, is a supplement to Broomfield Hill - that's about a Mermaid
George Collins is about a freshwater Mermaid and the best of them all, The Grey Silkie, is about a seal-man
All good piscatorial stuff!!
Jim Carroll