The Mermaid

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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