Mississippi John Hurt — Let the Mermaids Flirt with Me

Blues all on the ocean Blues all in the air Can't stay here no longer I have no steamship fare [Chorus]: When my earthly trials are over Carry my body out in the sea Save all the undertaker bills Let the mermaids flirt with me I do not work for pleasure Earthly peace I'll see no more The only reason I work at all Is to drive the world from my door [Chorus] My wife controls our happy home A sweetheart I can not find The only thing I can call my own Is a troubled and a worried mind [Chorus] Blues all in my body My darling has forsaken me If I ever see her face again I have to swim across the sea [Chorus] Blues all on the ocean Blues all in the air Can't stay here no longer I have no steamship fare [Chorus]