Listen close my childrennAnd I’ll tell you all a talenAbout a young IrishmannWho set sailnnOut on the seanHe met a maiden fairnWith scales on her assnAnd seaweed in her hairnnLa dee la dee la dee la deenLee dee lee dee lee dee lee deenLie dee lie dee lie dee lie deenLo dee lo dee lo dee lo deennWaiting his whole lifenFor such a catchnAs he stared into her eyes,nHe knew they were a matchnnLa dee la dee la dee la deenLee dee lee dee lee dee lee deenLie dee lie dee lie dee lie deenLo dee lo dee lo dee lo deennnBut alas there was a problemnThey could never benFor he belonged on landnAnd she lived in the seannLa dee la dee la dee la deenLee dee lee dee lee dee lee deenLie dee lie dee lie dee lie deenLo dee lo dee lo dee lo deennnHe said “my dear I love younI wish we could be wednBut I wouldn’t know what to donOnce we got to bed!”nnLa dee la dee la dee la deenLee dee lee dee lee dee lee deenLie dee lie dee lie dee lie deenLo dee lo dee lo dee lo deennnThen she swam awaynNever to returnnHe cried a single tearnAnd he threw up on the sternnnLa dee la dee la dee la deenLee dee lee dee lee dee lee deenLie dee lie dee lie dee lie deenLo dee lo dee lo dee lo deennnHe continued on his journeynOn the deep blue seanThe only problem wasnHe was crushed by a tree nnLa dee la dee la dee la deenLee dee lee dee lee dee lee deenLie dee lie dee lie dee lie deenLo dee lo dee lo dee lo deennLa dee la dee la dee la deenLee dee lee dee lee dee lee deenLie dee lie dee lie dee lie deenLo dee lo dee lo dee lo deennLa dee la dee la dee la deenLee dee lee dee lee dee lee deenLie dee lie dee lie dee lie deenLo dee lo dee lo dee lo deen