Song of the mermaid — The Waterboys

On a day of days I stood and gazed Over the western sea I was completely dazed, Wide-mouthed and amazed when a mermaid called to me

Ooh-Ooooh Ooooooooooh, my sunny sailor boy ooh-Ooooh Ooooooooooh, my sunny sailor boy

Like a man in a dream, for an age it seemed I stood as still as a stone while the mermaid sang And her melody rang like a memory calling me home

Ooh-Ooooh Ooooooooooh, my sunny sailor boy ooh-Ooooh Ooooooooooh, my sunny sailor boy

Then the sea and the wind and the shores did spin And though my resistance was strong all the stars in space Filled the mermaid's face as she captured my will with her song

Ooh-Ooooh Ooooooooooh, my sunny sailor boy ooh-Ooooh Ooooooooooh, my sunny sailor boy

Somehow I spoke -- the enchantment broke I rubbed my eyes open wide like a dream she was gone All that remained was a song borne on the ebbing tide

Ooh-Ooooh Ooooooooooh, my sunny sailor boy ooh-Ooooh Ooooooooooh, my sunny sailor boy