The Little Mermaid
Stave 7
The prince’s love for the mermaid grew
But he could never make her his bride.
She reminded him of the maiden
On the shore who saved his life;
It was her he wanted to be his wife.
It wasn’t long before the prince was betrothed
To a princess across the sea.
The mermaid accompanied him on the trip;
They sailed away on a magnificent ship
While the prince and his sailors danced and sang.
But a mermaid who has no tears
Suffers so much more;
In the moonlit night she sat and stared,
Listening to the ocean roar,
Thinking about her home.
Her sisters ascended from the deep,
They wrung their hands, began to weep,
And then disappeared below.
The ship arrived in a harbour
Where all the church bells rang,
Trumpets blew from tall towers
And choirs sang
To announce the prince’s wife,
Who he recognised at once
As the maiden who saved his life.
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writing in north norfolk 