歌词
In Norway-land there lived a maid
And hush, lowly, she did sing
Oh, little know I my babe's father
Or the land that he dwells in
Oh, it happened upon a certain day
This maid fell fast asleep
And in there came a grey selkie
And sat at her bed-feet
Awake, oh, awake, my pretty fair maid
How soundly you do sleep
For here am I, thy babe's father
Who sits at your bed-feet
For I am a man upon the land
And a selkie in the sea
And when I'm far and far from land
My home's in Sault Skerry
But, my dear, I'll wed thee with a ring
With a ring I shall wed thee
Oh, you may wed with whom you will
I'm sure you'll not wed me
So she has nursed her little young son
And sat him upon her knee
And at the end of seven long years
He's returned with a nursing fee
And he has taken a purse of gold
And placed it upon her knee
Oh, give to me my little young son
I'll teach him to swim in the sea
And I'll put a chain around his neck
And a gold chain it will be
And if he ever comes to Norway-land
You'll know which seal he'll be
And you shall marry a gunner good
And a right fine gunner he'll be
And he'll go out one May morning
And shoot a son and me
So she has married a gunner good
And a right fine gunner was he
And he went out one May morning
And he shot two seals from the sea
Her son and the grey selkie
Alas, oh, alas, this woeful fate
This world has laid on me
And as she sighed and as she sang
Her heart did break in three
