When I was a lad in a fishing town
My old man said to me:
"You can spend your life, your jolly life
Sailing on the sea.
You can search the world for pretty girls
Till your eyes grow weak and dim,
But don't go fishing for a mermaid, son
If you don't know how to swim
Ну, и самая запоминающаяся часть:
'Cause her hair was green as seaweed
Her skin was blue and pale
I loved that girl with all my heart
I only liked the upper part
I did not like the tail
