"The Mermaid" lyrics

(Ship ahoy, ship ahoy)

I once went fishin'
And I caught a mermaid
Told that she was Neptune's daughter
I could probuck for a buck and a quarter
Sold them a pen for writing under
The water (water)

(Ship ahoy, ship ahoy)

So I told her pappy
That we could be happy
Pappy said listen here you bounder
You can na keep her just cause you founder
She is engaged to a very wealthy
Flounder (flounder)

(Ship ahoy, ship ahoy)

Begged her to marry
She didn't tarry
I slipped the finger upon flipper
We sailed away on a yankee flipper
Soon we were blessed with an eight bouncing
Dipper (dipper)

(Ship ahoy, ship ahoy)

Thought her shy one
But she was a sly one
First I thing knew she took to swinging
Slippin' around and never caring
Cuddlin' with every Tom and Dick
Harry (Harry)

(Ship ahoy, ship ahoy)

She got slyer
And no one a liar
Spare all maloon or gin and splurgin'
Liken a face without no urgin'
Specially when she said she was a
Sturger (sturger)

So I learned my lesson
And now I'm confessin'
I'm ain't gonna miss that mermaid squawkin'
She no ain't no good for walkin'
Who needs the half that's always busy
Talkin' (talkin')
Ship ahoy
(Ship ahoy ship ahoy ship ahoy ship ahoy)