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Thread #67671 Message #2821847
Posted By: GUEST, Richard Chamberlain
26-Jan-10 - 01:59 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: the mermaid and the cabin boy
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: the mermaid and the cabin boy
Here are all the lyrics I can remember, with the tune, starting with Middle C.
Here is a link to a keyboard you can try the tune on. Middle C is the eighth key from the left: http://www.apronus.com/music/flashpiano.htm
Oh-h once I heard a-a mermaid sing c-d e c c d-e f-d d
As I sailed the sea, the-e dee-ep blu-e sea g f e c c d-e f-e d-c b
Oh-h once I heard a-a mermaid sing c-d e c c d-e f-d d
As I sailed the briny ocean g f e c d-b c-c
(Same tune for all the verses below)
Oh-h cabin boy come and play with me As I swim the sea, the de-ep blue sea Oh cabin boy come and play with me As I swim the briny ocean
Oh pretty maid I can't follow you As I sail the sea, the dee-ep blue sea O pretty maid I can't follow you As I sail the briny ocean
With a flick of her tail she was gone away As she swam the sea, the de-ep blue sea With a flick of her tail she was gone away As I swim the briny ocean
And now I am a Captain grand As I sail the sea, the dee-ep blue sea And now I am a Captain grand As I sail the briny ocean
And I sometimes wish I had followed her As I sailed the sea, the dee-ep blue sea And I sometimes wish I had followed her As I sailed the briny ocean