A little girl liked to pretend
A mermaid was her secret friend
Only she could see
Only she could see
Once a year, she’d call the waves
“It’s a special day let’s celebrate
The mermaid’s birthday
The mermaid’s birthday.”
Everybody knows a child just grows old
No one’s really seen a mermaid swimming in the sea
Birthdays are reminders of the dreamers we used to be
Who has time for make believe?
The dolphins came, the whales they played
Everybody danced with the mermaid
On her birthday
The mermaid’s birthday
The little girl began to sing
‘Til her parents told her there was no such thing
As a mermaid’s birthday
A mermaid’s birthday
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The fish they cried “come back and play!”
To the little girl who grew up that day
On the mermaid’s birthday
The mermaid’s birthday
Evening came they all went home
The mermaid was all alone
On her birthday
The mermaid’s birthday
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The mermaid whispered in the little girl’s ear
Now don’t be sad, I’ll come back next year