Siren's Song

O she sang to me so sweetly
One early Easter 'morn
As our ship did turn the Wester
To make it 'round Cape Horn
O she sang to me a song of love
And how my lips she did crave
And all I had to do
Was join her beneath the waves

But she's a liar and a thief
And a damned old fish
But she's the only one I want
She's my only wish
And if I did go overboard
I would surely die
But if I could have one thing in life
I'd love her by and by

I know I have a wife at home
And three children sweet
I swore to her I'd never roam
And my vows I'd keep
But out on the water
I heard her call to me
And my promises sank to the deep

Liar and a thief
And a damned old fish
But she's the only one I want
She's my only wish
And if I did go overboard
I would surely die
But if I could have one thing in life
I'd love her by and by

A voice as sweet as any rum
That ever I had
I thought right then that kingdom come
Had fell into my grasp
O sweetest please come with me
Into the waves below
I'll take you and make you my own

Liar and a thief
And a damned old fish
But she's the only one I want
She's my only wish
And if I did go overboard
I would surely die
But if I could have one thing in life
I'd love her by and by

And so headlong did I jump
Into her arms that fateful day
And she carried me down to her home
Where the fish and turtles play
'Twas there I saw my dear old dad
Who had died some years before
And he said to me swim for your life
And find some peaceful shore

Because she's a liar and a thief
And a damned old fish
But she's the only one I want
She's my only wish
And if I did go overboard
I would surely die
But if I could have one thing in life
I'd love her by and by