2. Elderly mermaid

One time from my creaky boat heard someone talk to me

A woman sinking as the stars in the moonlighted sea

So tired, so old and weak

She crept inside and breathed hard

She hadn’t stopped from so far

I’d light a campfire, warmed some food

Then she’d just sit and talk

She told me about her lifetime trip

No place to stop, nothing to grip

Trying to leave back everything she’d hate

Looked like that was her fate

She’d made some friends I soon could meet

The crab, the starfish and the squid

“Why don’t you quit them all and follow me ‘til death

How long can you hold your breath?”

Make me dive as deep as you

Help me lead you to your deathbed

Show me all of the treasures you’ve ever had

I’m feeling so misled

Lead me underwater, babe

Leave your sadness, throw your pains

And so we kissed and so we cried and so we fled

And then came the rain…