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48 lines
1.3 KiB
48 lines
1.3 KiB
14 years ago
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\selectlanguage{english}
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\songcolumns{2}
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\beginsong{The Mermaid}[by=Sea Shanty]
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\beginverse
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Twas \[Sol]Friday morn when \[Do]we set \[Sol]sail
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And \[Do]we were not \[Ré7]far from the \[Sol]land
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When the captain, he spied a \[Do]lovely \[Sol]mermaid
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With a \[Do]comb and a \[Ré7]glass in her \[Sol]hand
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\endverse
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\beginchorus
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O the ocean's waves will roll
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And the stormy winds will \[Ré7]blow
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While \[Sol]we poor sailors go \[Do]skipping to the \[Sol]top
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And the \[Do]landlubbers \[Ré7]lie down \[Sol]below (below, below)
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And the \[Do]landlubbers \[Ré7]lie down \[Sol]below
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\endchorus
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\beginverse
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And up spoke the captain of our gallant ship
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And a well-spoken man was he
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I have me a wife in Salem by the sea
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And tonight she a widow will be
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\endverse
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\beginverse
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And up spoke the cookie of our gallant ship
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And a red hot cookie was he
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Saying I care much more for my pots and my pans
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Than I do for the bottom of the sea
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\endverse
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\beginverse
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Then up spoke the cabinboy, of our gallant ship
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And a nasty little lad was he.
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I'm not quite sure I can spell \og mermaid \fg
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But I'm going to the bottom of the sea.
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\endverse
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\beginverse
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Then three times around went our gallant ship
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And three times around went she
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Three times around went our gallant ship
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And she sank to the bottom of the sea
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\endverse
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\endsong
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