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The Mermaid

Brenda Wootton
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I heard thee sing in the Church above the Ocean I heard thee sing, my Pretty Boy Far from my jaunty palaces, I have come to thee, my Pretty Boy I, to thee, will give my maiden virtues I, to thee, will give my maiden joy Sleep within my ocean land Sleep with me, my Pretty Boy, and live with me Far away from earthly cares above; Far away from earthly cares above There is no Death any sweeter than my living There is no Death where I belong Far from the world of dying men Come now, away with me, my Pretty Boy Thou shalt be a prince among the princes Thou shalt be a prince of high degree Oh, man of beauty Oh, men and maid, both are beautiful Come away with me, beneath the Sea Come away with me, beneath the Sea Green, are mine eyes, as the waters of the Ocean Red, mine hair, my Pretty Boy White, mine breasts, upon the waves All I will give to thee, my Pretty Boy Soft, mine arms, that I shalt put around thee Soft, too, my lips that I shalt yield Deep within our Ocean bed Deep within, my Pretty Boy, just you and I Far away from earthly cares above Far away from earthly cares above Far, far away Far away