i am a mermaid

my hair is yellow and green
and i sing song swim ’midst the sea
’midst the sea
i am a mermaid
my tail is silver and green
and i weep weep weep over me
over me
for i am not what you expect
in your tales and your stories
and i am not what is expected
when i surface by the shore
i am a mermaid
i am a deformity
and i splish splash splish your disgust away from me
away from me
i am no fisherman’s slave
i am not laughing from a cave
wreaking havoc on the ships
or tempting sailors to my lips
i have no pining for your land
to press soft foot upon the sand
i simply live live live ’midst the sea
’midst the sea
and i care not whether you care for me me me
i care not whether you care for me.