Pretty Mermaid of the Sea
By Bill Person
Pretty mermaid of the sea,
Won't you come up and play with me?
I cannot come down where you dwell,
I cannot hold my breath that well.
My, how lovely you do look,
Just like a picture in my book.
You are pretty as a fairy's wish,
A girl on top, tail of a fish.
We cannot play a game of tag
Without feet, your run would drag.
You cannot even jump a rope,
I will not say to, I'd be a dope.
We cannot wade there on the beach,
You'd be offshore and out of reach.
I do so wish you were my pal.
Are you more fish, or little gal?
I'd like to have you as my playmate
On the beach we cannot roller-skate.
We could build castles on the sand,
You don't need legs if you do not stand.
Do you know a game we could play?
I cannot go down where you stay.
Oh, won't you tell me if you can,
A fun type game we may plan.
When the sun is gone and there's no light,
Where do you slumber in the night?
The waves grow high and crash the shore,
We cannot play there any more.
My mother's calling me to eat,
I must go now, you are so neat.
Does your mother know that you are here?
Do you live far or very near?
We'll meet again, it is a date,
I must go now, It's getting late.
Good-bye mermaid, my special friend,
I'm waking up, this dream does end.
By Bill Person
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(Words spoken by Nicky)