I once went fishin and I caught a mermaid
Told that she was neptunes daughter
I could probuck for a buck and a quarter
Sold them a pen for writing under
The water
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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

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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

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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
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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
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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
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Writer(s): . TRADITIONAL, MICHAEL MCGLYNN, MICHAEL PHILIP MCGLYNN