The Littlest Mermaid

"The Littlest Mermaid"

Once upon a time, under the big blue sea

Lived the littlest mermaid with her family

Even though she had the smallest tail

It had the sparkliest golden scales

The littlest mermaid loved to explore

All the coral caves, reefs and more

But she couldn't swim to the surface, oh no

Up there she wasn't allowed to go

One day she was racing in Coral Park

With Emiko eel and Steve the shark

She said, "Let's swim up, you can't catch me"

And she swam up to the surface of the sea

Her head popped out above the waves

"Oh my goodness!" Said the littlest mermaid

She'd never seen the shining sun before

Or clouds or birds or boats or shore

But the most exciting thing she saw

Was a long wooden ship with sails and oars

Its flags gleamed like the mermaid's scales

And a handsome prince stood by the rails

He saw her sparkly tail, "Great, Scott!" He cried

"A real mermaid!" He rubbed his eyes

"Ahoy there!" He smiled in a friendly way

"Ahoy!" She grinned and splashed away

Just then, huge clouds covered the sky

A storm arrived, the prince shouted

"Oh my!" Thunder rumbled and lightning flashed

Big sea waves went crash, crash, crash

Grizzly grey waves were growling, "Argh!"

Horrible winds and rain were howling

The wooden ship rocked from side to side

"Goodness gracious!" The poor prince cried

Then the littlest mermaid suddenly saw

A sharp black rock the ship was heading for

"Watch out!" She yelled, and pointed at it

The ship swerved left, so it didn't get hit

Grisly grey waves were groaning

Horrible winds and rain were moaning

The wooden ship rocked from side to side

"I can't see the way!" The poor prince cried

Then the littlest mermaid suddenly saw

A whirling whirlpool right by the oars

She stopped it like a cork with her tail

Thanks to her, the ship didn't fail