The crashing waves roar
And the stormy winds blow,
The tide drowning out
And becoming low.

The sunset peaks
From across the sky
As the dolphins jump
And leap so high.

A woman emerges-
More like half woman, half fish.
She helds a seashell close to her heart
And makes a wish.

"Oh let my father see I belong
In the shore, not the sea."
She whimpers a cry
And whispers her plea.

The waves are roaring
And lightning strikes,
Signaling King Triton's arrival.
He has come forth to fight.

The mermaid cries
And starts back into the sea,
Where her father thinks
Is the right place to be.

She wants to be human,
That is her only wish.
If only her father would see
And grant her the gift.

She wants legs
To roam free,
But all she will be is a mermaid,
Lost at sea.