Let the Mermaids Flirt With Me

X: 1
M: 4/4
L: 1/4
K: G
B B d A | c/ B G2-G/ |
B/B/ c c | G/ A B2-B/ |
E G G E | D/ G1-G/ | G2 B B | c/ B/ c/ d2-d/ |
d d B | d/ e1-e/ g/ | e d3 |
B/ B/ c c | G/ A B3 |
E-E/ G-G/ | e d/ B G-G/ |
B/ B/ B/ A1-A/ | F D G2-G/ |

      G                G
I got blues out on the ocean
      C                C
I got blues all in the air
C                    C
Can’t stay here much longer
G                      D
I ain’t got steam boat fare!
G                          G
When my earthly trials are over
C                        C
Throw my body out in the sea.
Save all the undertaker bills—
Let the mermaids flirt with me!

I do not wake for pleasure
Rest and peace I know no more.
The only reason why I wake at all
Is to drive the world from my door!
When my earthly trials are over
Throw my body out in the sea.
Save all the undertaker bills—
Let the mermaids flirt with me!

Now my wife controls our happy home
And a sweet heart I cannot find
The only thing I can call my own
Is a troubled and a worried mind!
When my earthly trials are over
Throw my body out in the sea.
Save all the undertaker bills—
Let the mermaids flirt with me!

I got blues all in my body
My darling has forsaken me
If I ever wanna see her face again
I’d have to swim across the sea!
When my earthly trials are over
Throw my body out in the sea.
Save all the undertaker bills—
Let the mermaids flirt with me!

I got blues out on the ocean
I got blues all in the air
Can’t stay here much longer
I ain’t got steam boat fare!
When my earthly trials are over
Throw my body out in the sea.
Save all the undertaker bills—
Let the mermaids flirt with me!