Golden Haired Mermaid

The Golden  Haired Mermaid 

Diddle de dandy, 

skittle-dee  do, 

Let's  pirate a ship   

To an island lagoon

Skittle- dee dandy, 

dittle de - do,

 I'll dance  on the  waves 

While you fiddle a tune

'Once was a maiden 

With blue eyes, so fair ,  

And  bright ribbons  wrapped 

 'Round her fine  golden hair 

( To go to the seaside, 

Her mother  forbade,  

Lest  she return home   -

A golden haired maid.) 

But girls will be girls 

And alas,  this one, too

Skiddle  de dandy, 

Dittle  de do

So, 

'Scaped  she   to the seaside 

One bright diddle- day, 

To seek  three young  mermaids  

'All wishin' to play, 

They  rode on great waves,  

And dove down to the  deep, 

They  played all day long 

Till that  Lass   fell  asleep - 

And when she awoke 

What a sight!  She had scales! 

'All glistening, shining  

Upon a great tail. 

So...

With a  quick glance behind,  

And a flap of her fin, 

That Lass  dove right in.....

And was 'ner seen again. 

Diddle dandy 

skittle-dee  dee

Let's swim to where mermaids  

Live deep, under sea

Skittle- dee dandy, 

diddle de - do,

Let's dance on the waves  

While I fiddle this  tune.