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THE MERMAN.
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I would fill the seahalls with a voice of power;
But at night I would roam abroad and play
With the mermaids in and out of the rocks,
Dressing their hair with the white seaflower,
And holding them back by their flowing locks
I would kiss them often under the sea,
And kiss them again till they kissed me
Laughingly, laughingly;
And then we would wander away, away
To the palegreen seagroves straight and high,
Chasing each other merrily.
But at night I would roam abroad and play
With the mermaids in and out of the rocks,
Dressing their hair with the white seaflower,
And holding them back by their flowing locks
I would kiss them often under the sea,
And kiss them again till they kissed me
Laughingly, laughingly;
And then we would wander away, away
To the palegreen seagroves straight and high,
Chasing each other merrily.
There would be neither moon nor star;
But the wave would make music above us afar—
Low thunder and light in the magic night—
Neither moon nor star.
We would call aloud in the dreamy dells,
Call to each other, and whoop and cry
All night, merrily, merrily:
They would pelt me with starry spangles and shells,
But the wave would make music above us afar—
Low thunder and light in the magic night—
Neither moon nor star.
We would call aloud in the dreamy dells,
Call to each other, and whoop and cry
All night, merrily, merrily:
They would pelt me with starry spangles and shells,
