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Version 1G C G It was Friday morn when we set sail C D G And we were not far from the land G C G When the captain, he spied a mermaid so fair C D G With a comb and a glass in her hand Refrain: G D And the ocean's waves do roll and the stormy winds do blow G C G And we poor sailors are skipping to the top C D G While the landlubbers lie down below, below, below C D G While the landlubbers lie down below G C G And up spoke the captain of our gallant ship C D G And a fine spoken man was he G C G This fishy mermaid has warned me of our doom C D G We shall sink to the bottom of the sea Refrain G C G Then up spoke the cabin boy of our gallant ship C D G And brave young lad was he G C G Sayin' I have a sweetheart in Salem by the sea C D G And tonight she'll be weepin' for me Refrain G C G And up spoke the cook of our gallant ship C D G And a crazy old butcher was he G C G I care much more for my pots and my pans C D G Than I do for the bottom of the sea Refrain G C G Then three times around spun our gallant ship C D G And three times around spun she G C G And three times around spun our gallant ship C D G And she sank to the bottom of the sea Refrain