Long ago
But it seems like yesterday
It happened the strangest way
My first love affair

Summer day
I'm swimming alone in the ocean
When suddenly I got a notion
That someone was watching

And I turned to see who was there...

I saw this
Beautiful lady, beautiful lady
Only a heartbeat away from me
Two seashell earrings were all that she wore

She was smiling and saying to me

Come away
I'll show you my home in the ocean
And stranger, if you get a notion
That you'd like to love me

Well, just do what you feel, do what you feel
Mermaid, mermaid
I want you but I'm afraid
Part fish, part girl
I don't fit your world

Mermaid, mermaid
I want you but I'm afraid
Part fish, part girl
Oohh

She put her
Sweet arms around me, sweet arms around me
Ever so gently, she put me down
Next thing I knew was the soft ocean floor

And the first taste of love that I found

Let me stay
I'll live in your home in the ocean
I'll give you my love and devotion
But suddenly she told me

You must go back and find
A girl of your kind
So I left her behind
Now the ocean reminds me of
Mermaid, mermaid
It's true love that we made
Part fish, part girl
I still miss your world

Mermaid, mermaid
It's true love that we made
Part fish, part girl
I still miss your world

Mermaid, mermaid
It's true love that we made
Part fish, part girl
I still miss your world

Mermaid, mermaid
It's true love that we made
Part fish, part girl
I still miss your world
(Fade-out)