Once I was a sailor bold, the truth to you, I'll tell But he very soon gave up that job to go down in the diving bell The mermaids came to me before I got halfway down Nice little mermaids, pretty little mermaids, all came bold and round Way down in the diving bell at the bottom of the sea Down below the ocean's floor are the prettiest sight to see Way down in the diving bell at the bottom of the sea Nice little mermaids, pretty little mermaids, all came courting me ♪ There was one pretty mermaid, to love me she made bold But she slipped away because you know a fish you cannot hold Her mother brought her back again and whispered in me ear That if I like I might to her get married way down here Well, very soon we married where in a house that's built of shells The clergyman wore a bathing suits and a codfish rang the bell We found in great variety of fiddlers, we had three And we danced all night that very same night at the bottom of the deep blue sea Way down in the diving bell at the bottom of the sea Down below the ocean's floor are the prettiest sight to see Way down in the diving bell at the bottom of the sea Nice little mermaids, pretty little mermaids, all came courting me