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T:The Mermaid
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w:'Twas - Fri-day - morn when we - set - sail And we
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w:had not got far from land. When the
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w:Cap-tain, he spied a - love -ly mer-maid With a 
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w:comb and a glass in her hand Oh the 
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w:oc-ean waves may roll And the 
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w:stor-my winds may blow While we 
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w:we poor - sail-ors go skip -ping a-loft And the 
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w:land lub-bers lay down be-low, be-low, be-low And the 
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w:land lub-bers lay down be-low
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W:'Twas Friday morn when we set sail,
W:And we had not got far from land,
W:When the Captain, he spied a lovely mermaid,
W:With a comb and a glass in her hand.
W:Oh the ocean waves may roll,
W:And the stormy winds may blow,
W:While we poor sailors go skipping aloft
W:And the land lubbers lay down below, below, below
W:And the land lubbers lay down below.
W:
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W:Then up spoke the Captain of our gallant ship,
W:And a jolly old Captain was he;
W:"I have a wife in Salem town,
W:But tonight a widow she will be."
W:Oh the ocean waves may roll,
W:And the stormy winds may blow,
W:While we poor sailors go skipping aloft
W:And the land lubbers lay down below, below, below
W:And the land lubbers lay down below.
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W:Then up spoke the Cook of our gallant ship,
W:And a greasy old Cook was he;
W:"I care more for my kettles and my pots,
W:Than I do for the roaring of the sea."
W:Oh the ocean waves may roll,
W:And the stormy winds may blow,
W:While we poor sailors go skipping aloft
W:And the land lubbers lay down below, below, below
W:And the land lubbers lay down below.
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W:Then up spoke the Cabin-boy of our gallant ship,
W:And a dirty little brat was he;
W:"I have friends in Boston town
W:That don't care a ha' penny for me."
W:Oh the ocean waves may roll,
W:And the stormy winds may blow,
W:While we poor sailors go skipping aloft
W:And the land lubbers lay down below, below, below
W:And the land lubbers lay down below.
W:
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W:Then three times 'round went our gallant ship,
W:And three times 'round went she,
W:And the third time that she went 'round
W:She sank to the bottom of the sea.
W:Oh the ocean waves may roll,
W:And the stormy winds may blow,
W:While we poor sailors go skipping aloft
W:And the land lubbers lay down below, below, below
W:And the land lubbers lay down below.

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