The Bitter Mermaid

To be only half real is a lonely thing
And if you walk by the beach at night
You'll hear a lady cry and sing;

I'm neither human nor a creature of the sea
Lord knows It's not easy to be me
Not a fish, not a man
I can breathe the air but never walk in the sand

Oh it is beautiful, believe what I say
But if she sees you - run away
She would sure love you to be
Her only friend -a skeleton at the bottom of the sea
Don't you ever go too near
Or her mourning song is the last thing you'll ever hear;

I'm neither human, nor a creature of the sea
Lord knows it's not easy to be me
Not a fish, not a man
I can breathe the air but never walk in the sand
Come, join me in my salty bed
Friends last so much longer when they're already dead