Mermaid

by Rob Ross

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Mermaid

Verse 1

Julia’s a mermaid
And when she flicks her tail
All the fishes swim around her
Hypnotised
They can hardly tell
What time of day it is
So much fish juice
In their eyes

Julia’s amphibious
She’s in and out again
And her timing’s like the moon
With the tide
No need to woe
No need to sink or swim
So much smoothness
In her glide

Chorus

Julia can can-can but
Her tango still needs refined
She sure can pull the wool
But strictly with her own kind
She never wanted to be
Too far from the sea
In case the weather changed
The sands blew up
And blocked her way

Verse 2

Julia kept secrets
No one will ever know
All the songs the sirens sang
Are in her head
Those little things
So many kill and die for
But I swear that not a single word
Did she say

Julia came back to see
If we had learnt her songs
Sure enough young and old
Knew them well
And when she asked
If someone knew what they meant
We looked around
But not a single one could tell

Chorus

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released December 14, 2023
Written by Rob Ross
From EP 'Falling Up' (2000)
Underminer Records
Vocals, guitars - Rob Ross
Bass, keys, beats - Herman Beck
Produced by Herman Beck

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Rob Ross Algeciras, Spain

Written, played and sung with a number of bands and musical friends since the seventies in Scotland and in Spain.

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