I Took My Suntan Lotion
I went looking for a Mermaid
I took my suntan lotion
It was at the seashore
Waves of illusion everywhere
I went looking for a Mermaid
I took my suntan lotion
The edge of the sand
The tide as low as can be
She smiled and talked with me
Our feet within the sea
I am looking at a Mermaid
I have my suntan lotion
On an island
That wasn’t there
She could be found
Only when the tide allows
I went looking for a Mermaid
I took my suntan lotion
The sea shell to my ear
The Mariachi Band
Guided me to her
My home she said
I was looking at an angel
I had my suntan lotion
A one legged Huron
Like a statue stands
The last island
The ocean says no more
I went looking for a Mermaid
I took my suntan lotion
Wave after wave
The sand gives way
We float as we kiss
Her touch softer than soft
I went looking for a Mermaid
I took my suntan lotion
We walk and the waves talk
Past islands that used to be
The Sun bakes the sand
The tide says we must part
I went looking for a Mermaid
I took my suntan lotion
Mermaid Island disappears
Tomorrow I will look
Past Starfish Bay
On an island that isn’t there
I went looking for a Mermaid
I took my suntan lotion
Tony Waterfall
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