Bobby Bare - The Mermaid

The Mermaid Bobby Bare This was requested in the Cowpie newsletter, This was originally released on Bobby Bare's album, Lullaby's Legends and Lies in 1973 written by Shel Silverstein and Jim Friedman. Dan Mooney - Portland, Oregon [C]When I was a lad in a fishing town, an [F]old man said to [C]me,you can [F]spend your [C]life, your [F]jolly life, just [D7]sailing on the [G7]sea, you can [C]search the world for pretty girls, till your [F]eyes are weak and [C]dim, but [F]don't go swimming with a (allcountrytabs.com)

The Mermaid Bobby Bare [C]When I was a lad in a fishing town, an [F]old man said to [C]me,you can [F]spend your [C]life, your [F]jolly life, just [D7]sailing on the [G7]sea, you can [C]search the world for pretty girls, till your [F]eyes are weak and [C]dim, but [F]don't go swimming with a [C]mermaid, son, if you [G7]don't know how to [C]swim. [C]Cause her [F]hair is green as [C]seaweed and her [F]skin is blue and [C]pale, and I'll [F]tell you now be[C]fore you start, you can [F]love that girl (guitaretab.com)