Let the Mermaids Flirt With Me

Blues all on the ocean, blues all in the air; Can't stay here no longer, I have no steamship fare. When my earthly trials are over, cast my body out in the sea; Save on the undertaker bill-- let the mermaids flirt with me! I do not work for pleasure; earthly peace I'll see no more; The only reason I work at all is to drive the wolf from my door. When my earthly trials are over, cast my body out in the sea; Save on the undertaker bill-- let the mermaids flirt with me! My wife controls our happy home; my sweetheart I cannot find. The only thing I can call my own is a troubled and a worried mind. When my earthly trials are over, cast my body out in the sea; Save on the undertaker bill-- let the mermaids flirt with me! Blues all in my body; my darlin' has forsaken me. If I ever see her face again, have to travel 'cross the sea. When my earthly trials are over, cast my body out in the sea; Save on the undertaker bill-- let the mermaids flirt with me! Blues all on the ocean, blues all in the air; Can't stay here no longer, I have no steamship fare. When my earthly trials are over, cast my body out in the sea; Save on the undertaker bill-- let the mermaids flirt with me!