Mermaids

Oh down by the waves where the sea breezes blow There sing the mermaids putting on quite a show With hair like the foam and eyes like the sea Half woman, half fish they beckon to me Their voices so sweet like a soft summer night They're the sirens of old and oh what a sight Siren oh siren with beauty so fair Luring brave sailors to their watery lair Beware of the charm that hides in their song For under the waves is where you don't belong When the moonlight dances on the rippling tide The mermaids sing softly their song magnified With grace in their movements they glide through the foam But beneath the alluring they call you as home You think it's a dream just a glimpse of delight But soon you'll be lost in the deep of the night Siren oh siren with beauty so fair Luring brave sailors to their watery lair Beware of the charm that hides in their song For under the waves is where you don't belong But when the tide turns and the moon fades away Their beauty's but a mask and you've come to pay With teeth like a knife and shadows that creep The mermaids turn ghouls from the depths they leap Biting and gnashing they feast on despair For all of the pirates who ventured too near Siren oh siren with beauty so fair Luring brave sailors to their watery lair Beware of the charm that hides in their song For under the waves is where you don't belong So heed this old tale of the sea and its wiles For the mermaids are charming yet concealed lies Keep your ship steady and sail far away From the sirens who sing at the break of the day