Story Behind The Song
When I started learning the guitar, my little sister was very impressed with my efforts, so she gave me a little tin ornament. It was a mermaid with big green eyes, long brown hair, and a guitar.
Song Description
This song is about a chorus girl from Tennessee working on a cruise ship, but she finds a magic guitar. She takes the guitar on deck and is splashed by a wave. The guitar starts to flash and she turns into a mermaid. She then is always seen swimming around, playing her guitar and singing.
| Song Length |
1:21 |
Genre |
Jazz - Swing, Jazz - Bebop |
| Tempo |
Medium (111 - 130) |
Lead Vocal |
Female Vocal |
| Mood |
Enchanting, In High Spirits |
Subject |
Ship, Fish |
| Similar Artists |
Manhattan Transfer, The Fabulous Thunderbirds |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
She?s got big green eyes
And long brown hair
And a little guitar that she takes everywhere
She swims around
Singing songs in the sea
She?s the Little Mermaid from Tennessee
She worked on a cruise as a chorus girl
She found a guitar made of mother-of-pearl
She looked around, there was no one to claim
The little guitar that would give her fame
[instrumental guitar break]
She went out on the deck, there was a big splash!
The wet guitar started to flash
Sea stars sung in a serenade
As the girl grew into a mermaid
She?s got big green eyes
And long brown hair
And a little guitar that she takes everywhere
She swims around
Singing songs in the sea
She?s the Little Mermaid from Tennessee