Let the Mermaids Flirt With Me

Mississippi John Hurt

[C]Blues all on the [G7]ocean, blues all [C]in the air [F] [C]

[F]Can’t stay here no longer, I have no steamship[C] fare [G]

Chorus:

When my earthly trials are over, [C]cast my body out in the sea [F] [C]

[F]Save all the undertaker bills let the mermaids [C]flirt with me [G7] [C]

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I do not work for pleasure earthy peace I’ll see no more

The only reason that I work is to drive the world from my door

Chorus:

My wife controls our happy home, a sweetheart I cannot find

The only thing I can call my own, is a troubled and worried mind

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Chorus:

Blues all in my body, my darling has forsaken me

If I ever see her face again, I have to swim across the sea

Chorus:

Blues all in my body, my darling has forsaken me

If I ever see her face again, I have to swim across the sea