Let the Mermaids Flirt with Me (L.O.C. recordings)

[Verse 1]
Blues all on the ocean
Blues all in the air
Can't stay here no longer
I have no steamship fare

[Chorus]
When my earthly trials are over
Cast my body out in the sea
Save all the undertaker's bills
Let the mermaids flirt with me

[Verse 2]
Blues all in my body
My darling have forsaken me
If I ever see her face again
I have to swim across the sea

[Chorus]
When my earthly trials are over
Cast my body out in the sea
Savе all the undertaker's bills
Lеt the mermaids flirt with me

[Verse 3]
My wife controls our unhappy home
A sweetheart I cannot find
The only thing I can call my own
Is a troubled and a worried mind

[Chorus]
When my earthly trials are over
Cast my body out in the sea
Save all the undertaker's bills
Let the mermaids flirt with me

[Verse 4]
I do not work for pleasure
Earthly peace I'll see no more
The only reason I work at all
Is to drive the wolves from my door

[Chorus]
When my earthly trials are over
Cast my body out in the sea
Save all the undertaker's bills
Let the mermaids flirt with me