Folk & Traditional Song Lyrics www.traditionalmusic.co.uk Mermaid (Rule Britannia) (2) 
Mermaid (Rule Britannia) (2) 
Oh 'twas in the broad Atlantic, mid the equinoctial gale That a young fellow fell overboard among the sharks and whales And down he went as a streak of light, so quickly down went he Until he came to a mermaid at the bottom of the deep blue sea
 Singing Rule Britannia, Britannia rules the waves And Britons never, never, never shall be married To a mermaid at the bottom of the deep blue sea 
She raised herself on her beautiful tail and gave him her soft wet hand "I've long been waiting for you my dear now welcome safe to land Go back to your messmates for the last time and tell them all from me That you're married to a mermaid at the bottom of the deep blue sea 
We sent a boat to look for him expecting to find his corpse When up he came with a bang and a shout and a voice sepulchrally
 hoarse My comrades and my messmates oh do not look for me For I'm married to a mermaid at the bottom of the deep blue sea 
In my chest you'll find my half year's wage likewise a lock of hair This locket from my neck you'll take and bear to my young wife dear My carte de visite to my grandmother take, tell her not to weep for me For I'm married to a mermaid at the bottom of the deep blue sea 
The anchor was weighed, and the sails unfurled and the ship was
 sailing free When up we went to our cap-i-tan and our tale we told to he The captain he went to the old ship's side and out loud bellowed
 he "Be as happy as you can, with your wife, my man,, at the bottom of the deep blue sea"