Long ago
But it seems like yesterday
It happened the strangest way
My first love affair
Summer day
I'm swimming alone in the ocean
When suddenly I get a notion
That someone was watching
And I turned to see who was there
I saw this
Beautiful lady, beautiful lady
Only a heartbeat away from me
Two seashell earrings were all that she wore
She was smiling and saying to me
Come away
I'll show you my home in the ocean
And stranger, if you get a notion
That you'd like to love me
Well, just do what you feel, do what you feel
Oh, mermaid, mermaid
I want you, but I'm afraid
Part fish, part girl
I don't fit your world
Mermaid, mermaid
I want you, but I'm afraid
Part fish, part girl
She put her
Sweet arms around me, sweet arms around me
Ever so gently, she pulled me down
Next thing I knew was the soft ocean floor
And the first taste of love that I'd found
Let me stay
I'll live in your home in the ocean
I'll give you my love and devotion
But sadly she told me
You must go back and find
A girl of your kind
So I left her behind
Now the ocean reminds me
Mermaid, mermaid
It's true love that we made
Part fish, part girl
I still miss your world
Mermaid, mermaid
It's true love that we made
Part fish, part girl
I still miss your world
Mermaid, mermaid
It's true love that we made
Part fish, part girl
I still miss your world
Mermaid, mermaid
It's true love that we made
Part fish, part girl
I still miss your world