life your jolly life just sailing on the sea Now you can search the world for pretty girls till your eyes are weak and dim But don't go swimming with the mermaid
(Spoken Intro: When I was twelve years old I used to see the pictures of mermaids in all the books and magazines. Not mermaids but mermaids (pronounced
Oh, the Mermaid of Ontario Had long green stringy hair-e-o And a seaweed gown to wear-e-o But she had no one to marry-o Now the Mermaid of Ontario Loved