No Mermaid Lyrics

We went down to the edge of the water
You were afraid to go in
You said, '€œThere might be sharks out there in the ocean'€
And I said, '€œI'm only going for a swim'€

I was swimming around in a circle
I wasn't always in view
You said, '€œWe might get into red flag danger
And I am alone when I'm not with you'€

I am no mermaid, I am no mermaid
And I am no fisherman's slave
I am no mermaid, I am no mermaid
I keep my head above the waves

We were swinging from the center of the ceiling
You were afraid to give in
I said, '€œI know I'll always live for this feeling'€
You closed your eyes, you said, '€œNever again'€

We were dancing in the middle of the desert
You said, '€œWe'll burn under the hot sun'€
I said ,'€œI'd rather be the color of pleasure
Than watch like you from under the cover'€

I am no mermaid, I am no mermaid
I am no fisherman's slave
I am no mermaid, I am no mermaid
I keep my head above the waves

We went down to the edge of the water
You were afraid to go in
You said,'€There might be sharks out there in the ocean'€
And I said, '€œI'm only going for a swim'€

I was swimming around in a circle
I wasn't always in view
You said, '€œWe might get into red flag danger
And I am alone when I'm not with you'€

I am no mermaid, I am no mermaid
I am no fisherman's slave
I am no mermaid, I am no mermaid
I keep my head above the waves

I am no mermaid, I am no mermaid
I am no fisherman's slave
I am no mermaid, I am no mermaid
I keep my head above the waves

Joan Baez - Gone From Danger

Apr 2009

1. No Mermaid
2. Reunion Hill
3. Crack in the Mirror
4. February
5. Fishing
6. If I Wrote You
7. Lily
8. Who Do You Think I Am
9. Mercy Bound
10. Money For Floods
11. If I Wrote You (Live)
12. No Mermaid (Live)
13. Reunion Hill (Live)
14. Crack in the Mirror (Live)
15. Long Bed From Kenya (Live)
16. February (Live)
17. You're Aging Well (Live)
18. Fishing (Live)
19. Money For Floods (Live)
20. Who Do You Think I Am (Live)
21. To Ramona (Live)