The Mermaid (from Sailor Songs, 2020)
"The Mermaid" from Jesse Ferguson's 2020 album, Sailor Songs. Chords and lyrics below. Support this channel on Patreon: www.patreon.com/JesseFergusonMusic Jesse on Apple Music: music.apple.com/ca/artist/jesse-ferguson/309436997 Jesse on YouTube Music: music.youtube.com/channel/UCMzLFahwOsdv3v3tKPd_wYA Jesse on Spotify: open.spotify.com/artist/5heCdUhXKjzSB4IepcHbJe Jesse on Amazon Music: www.amazon.com/Shanties-Whaling-Ballads-Jesse-Ferguson/dp/B09BCCMSGV/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=%22sea+shanties%22+ferguson&qid=1628462445&s=music&sr=1-1 Jesse's Website: www.jessefergusonmusic.com Jesse's Facebook: www.facebook.com/bardofcornwall The Mermaid (traditional, arrang. J. Ferguson, Jan. 2014) 120 bpm V1. G C G It was Friday morn when we set sail, C D G and we were not far from the land G C G when our captain, he spied a mermaid so fair C D G with a comb and a glass in her hand. Chorus: G And the ocean waves do roll, D D7 and the stormy winds do blow. G C G And we poor sailors go skippin’ at the top C D G Em while the landlubbers lie down below, below, below! C D G While the landlubbers lie down below. Interlude: G D G V2. Then up spoke the captain of our gallant ship, and a fine-spoken man was he. He said, “This pretty mermaid has warned me of our doom: we shall sink to the bottom of the sea.” Chorus: V3. Then up spoke the cabinboy of our gallant ship, and a fine young lad was he. He said, “I have a sweetheart in Sydney by the sea, and tonight she’ll be weepin’ for me.” Chorus: V4. Then up spoke the cook of our gallant ship, and a crazy, old bugger was he. He said, “I care much more for my pots and my pans than I do for the bottom of the sea.” Chorus: V5. Three times around* spun our gallant ship, and three times around spun she. Three times around* spun our gallant ship, and she sank to the bottom of the sea. *choppy guitar chords on these three words. Chorus:
