Lyrics Mermaids - Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

She was a catch
And we were a match
I was the match
That would fire up her snatch
But there was a catch
I was no match
I was fired from her crotch
Now I sit around and watch
The mermaids sun themselves out on the rocks
They are beyond our touch
I watch and watch
Them wave at me, wave at me
They wave and slip back into the sea

All the ones who come
And all the ones who go down to the water
All the ones who come
And all the ones who go down to the sea

I believe in God
I believe in mermaids too
I believe in seventy two virgins on a chain
Why not, why not
I believe in the rapture
For I've seen your face
On the floor of the ocean
At the bottom of the rain

I do driver alertness course
I do husband alertness course
I do mermaid alertness course
I watch them out on the rocks
They wave at me, wave at me
They wave and slip back into the sea

All the ones who come
All the ones who go down to the water
And all the ones who come
And all the ones who go down to the sea
For all the ones who come
And all the ones who go down to the water
For the ones who come
And all the ones who go down to the sea