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Let the Mermaids Flirt With Me

Mississippi John Hurt
Key of G
X: 1
M: 4/4
L: 1/4
K: G
B B d A | c/ B G2-G/ |
B/B/ c c | G/ A B2-B/ |
E G G E | D/ G1-G/ | G2 B B | c/ B/ c/ d2-d/ |
d d B | d/ e1-e/ g/ | e d3 |
B/ B/ c c | G/ A B3 |
E-E/ G-G/ | e d/ B G-G/ |
B/ B/ B/ A1-A/ | F D G2-G/ |
G G I got blues out on the ocean C C I got blues all in the air C C Can’t stay here much longer G D I ain’t got steam boat fare! G G When my earthly trials are over C C Throw my body out in the sea. Save all the undertaker bills— Let the mermaids flirt with me! I do not wake for pleasure Rest and peace I know no more. The only reason why I wake at all Is to drive the world from my door! When my earthly trials are over Throw my body out in the sea. Save all the undertaker bills— Let the mermaids flirt with me! Now my wife controls our happy home And a sweet heart I cannot find The only thing I can call my own Is a troubled and a worried mind! When my earthly trials are over Throw my body out in the sea. Save all the undertaker bills— Let the mermaids flirt with me! I got blues all in my body My darling has forsaken me If I ever wanna see her face again I’d have to swim across the sea! When my earthly trials are over Throw my body out in the sea. Save all the undertaker bills— Let the mermaids flirt with me! I got blues out on the ocean I got blues all in the air Can’t stay here much longer I ain’t got steam boat fare! When my earthly trials are over Throw my body out in the sea. Save all the undertaker bills— Let the mermaids flirt with me!