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The Demo Sessions

by Fresh Off the Boat

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The Mermaid (Song) (free) 02:55
When I was a lad in a fishing town An old man said to me: "You can spend your life, your jolly life Just sailing on the sea. You can search the world for pretty girls 'til your eyes are weak and dim, But don't go searching for a mermaid, son If you don't know how to swim" 'Cause her hair was green as seaweed Her skin was blue and pale Her face it was a work of art, I loved that girl with all my heart But I only liked the upper part I did not like the tail Shipped on board a sailing ship My very first day at sea I seen the Mermaid in the waves, Reaching out to me "Come live with me in the sea said she, Down on the ocean floor And I'll show you a million wondrous things You've never seen before So over I jumped and she pulled me down, Down to her seaweed bed And a pillow made of a tortoise-shell She placed beneath my head She fed me shrimp and caviar Upon a silver dish From her head to her waist she was just my taste But the rest of her was a fish 'Cause ... But then one day, she swam away So I sang to the clams and the whales "Oh, how I miss her seaweed hair And the silver shine of her scales Then her sister, she swam by Set my heart awhirl Cause her upper part was an ugly fish But her bottom part was a girl And her hair was green as seaweed Her skin was blue and pale Her legs they are a work of art, I loved that girl with all my heart And I don't give a damn about the upper part Cause that's how I get my tail.
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Arranged, rehearsed and recorded one Sunday afternoon in Kaitlin and Kevin's living room, please enjoy this first taste of exciting things to come.

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released February 14, 2015

Musicians:
Cameron Mather - Guitar, Banjo, Vocals
Kaitlin Alexander - Flute, Backing Vocals
Kevin Naughten - Whistles, Uilleann Pipes, Backing Vocals

Recorded, Mixed and Mastered by Cameron Mather (squirrelsound.com.au)
Cover Design by Kevin Naughten
Cover Painting "View of the Wharf at Nyholm with the Crane and some Warships" by Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg (1826)

All tunes traditional, except where noted.

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Fresh Off the Boat Sydney, Australia

What do you get when you ask a Canadian, a Kiwi, and a couple of Aussie blokes to play traditional Irish music? With a broad range of instrumentation, Fresh Off the Boat brings you music from everywhere the Irish call home. Join us for jigs, reels, shanties, ballads, airs, and a few surprises too! ... more

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