There was Mermaid Minnie
Let her down, Madagascar
She would kiss me
Any time that I would ask her then
One evening her flame of love blew out
Let her blow me down and pick me up
She swapped me for a trout
Got a whale of a tale
A tale you'd like to
A whale of a tale or two
I'm a flapping fish
And the girls I've loved
On nights like this
Will the moon come up
A whale of a tale
And it's all true
I swear by my tattoo
There was Typhoon Tessie
Met her on the coast of Jallo
And we kissed by
Bubbled up like molten lava
Then she gave me
The scare of my young life
Blow me down and pick me up
She was the captain's wife
Got a whale of a tale
A tale you'd like to
A whale of a tale or two
I'm a flapping fish
And the girls I've loved
On nights like this
Will the moon come up
A whale of a tale
And it's all true
I swear by my tattoo
I swear by my tattoo