Don't linger in the water Where the merfolk are at play The ocean sons and daughters Will lead our kind astray Though many is the sailor Who has found themselves on land After meeting with a strange Mer That they could not understand It seem they care for no reward For tender ministration Whom we have toppled overboard In our inebriation But if it's you they've chosen They'll surround you with their kin Your legs are bound and frozen In a wrap of silver skin Soon, you'll be understanding All that passes from their tongues No food you'll be demanding Nor fresh air to fill your lungs And they'll take you as their brother Or their sister as they please And you'll be just another Of the merfolk in the seas