The Mermaid

martin carthy、the uk group - The Mermaid

As we lay musing on our bed

So early morn at ease

We thought upon those lodging beds

Poor sailors have at sea

Though last Easter day in the morning fair

We was not far from land

We spied a mermaid sitting on a rock

With a comb

and a glass in her hand

In her hand

With a comb

and a glass in her hand

And first come the bosun of our ship

With courage

Stout and bold

Stand fast

Stand fast

Brave lively lads

Stand fast

Brave hearts of gold

For our gallant ship

She's gone to wreck

She was so lately trimmed

The raging seas have sprung her good

And the salt seas all run in

Run in

And the salt seas all run in

And up then spoke our cabin boy

Oh

A well spoke boy was he

I'm sorry for my mother dear

I'm lost in the salt

Salt sea

For last night

Last night

The moon shone bright

And you know that she had sons five

Tonight she may look in the salt

Salt waves

And find but one alive

Alive

And find but one alive

For boats

For boats

You fair Plymouth girls

Don't you hear how the trumpet sound

For the want of a boat

our good ship is lost

And the most of the young men drowned

Oh drowned

And the most of the young men drowned