Pale white horses, on the shoreline See them rise and fall From the wreckage of the night storm She surveys it all All night long, she could hear Sailors cry, out in fear She found him out there in the blue A captain lost without his crew She took him back to her cave She gave him a ring of shining gold His heart she said she'd always hold He promised her that he would stay But all night long, he could hear Those sailing ships, passing near Then when she saw that he had gone She found the boat he sailed upon And to the sailor she did say 'Those promises you gave to me Were never true and now I see You meant to leave me all along' Night and day, he still hears The mermaid's call, loud and clear Night and day, he still hears That mermaid's song, loud and clear