It was [G]Friday morn when [C]we set [G]sail
And we [C]were not [D]far from the [G]land
When our captain he spied a [C]mermaid so [G]fair
With a [C]comb and a [D]glass in her [G]hand

CHORUS
And the [G]ocean [C]waves do[G] roll
And the stormy winds do [D]blow
And [G]we poor [C]sailors are skippin cross the [G]top
While the [C]land lubbers [D]lie down [G]below, below, below
While the [C]land lubbers [D]lie down be[G]low
 

Then up stepped the captain of our gallant ship
And a fine spoken man was he
Says this fishy mermaid has warned us of our doom
We shall sink to the bottom of the sea
CHORUS

Then up stepped the first mate of our gallant ship
And a fine young man was he
Says I have a wife in Limerick by the sea
And tonight she a widow will be
CHORUS

Then up stepped the cabin boy of our gallant ship
And a fine young lad was he
Says I have a sweetheart in most of our ports
And tonight they'll be grieving for me
CHORUS

Then up stepped the cook of our gallant ship
And a crazy old butcher was he
Says I care much more for me own pots and pans
Than I do for the bottom of the sea
CHORUS

Then three times round spun our gallant ship
And three times round spun she
Yes three times round spun our gallant ship
And she sank to the bottom of the sea
CHORUS

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