A Fish Tale

There once was a Captain of a sailing ship
he loved sailing upon the deep blue sea
with shiny dark hair and eyes of brown
six feet tall and  handsome as can be  

He was known  as the Mike the Buccaneer
wearing his silk shirts of orange and gold
stealing from the rich to help the poor
Mike was daring and brave and so bold

One day a pirate ship went sailing by
full of treasures of diamonds and pearls
as he looked through his long eyeglass  
he saw the face of a pretty young girl

Mike new he had seen the maiden before
his mind kept wondering where it could be
then he looked again through the eyeglass
the pirate's ship was sinking into the sea

He sailed quickly over to the wreckage
the sea was so quiet there wasn't a sound
his eyes kept searching for the young woman
a box full of diamonds was the only thing found

He picked up the box and sailed for home
he would use the diamonds to  help the poor
his mind kept thinking of the  pretty young girl
could she have washed upon the island shore

For a moment he heard a beautiful voice singing
something was splashing all around in the sea
the women was hanging on the side of the ship
she had a large fish tail hanging into the sea

The pretty woman was a mermaid from the island
the pirates  had captured her in their fish net
as he leaned over the side to kiss the mermaid
she splashed her tail and got him soaking wet

Now when Mike sails past that tropical isle
the mermaid's sweet song brings back memories  
of that day long ago he met his true love
the mermaid swimming in the deep blue sea