When I was young lad full of piss and vinegar

I’d often swim off of my ship riding at anchor 

That’s be the good ship SV Minotaur

Now there ‘twas a legend of old folklore 

That if you swam naked ‘neath a harvest moon

One of King Neptune’s daughters may claim yea

As she sings to you a haunting Siren’s tune

Nay I not be one to shrivel from a challenge

So when my shipmates double dared me to

I quickly dropped me drawers and skivies

So saluting my maties I dove into the deep dark blue

Now the first thing I seen was a flash of her tail

Then the curve of her waist and her breast

The prettiest face I’d ever seen on a lassie

And she winked and smiled…you know the rest

We made love on a soft bed of swaying sea weed

Her lips sealed mine to give me air

Aye I never saw the changes taking place

Till we were done and my legs were not there

Now farewell to my friends and my loved ones

Farewell to my fond Nova Scotia home

I’m a Merman and now I’m a Mer-father

From my merwife and merbaby, no more will I roam…