Mermaid's Avenue Lyrics - Woody Guthrie

Mermaid Avenue that's the street 

Where the fast and slow folks meet, 

Where the cold ones meet the hot ones 

Just a block from Coney's beach. 

Mermaid Avenue that's the place 

Where the wolves and haybags chase 

In big fur coats and bathing suits 

They're in the raggeldy race 

Chorus 

But there's never been a mermaid here 

On Mermaid Avenue 

No, I've never seen a mermaid here 

On Mermaid Avenue 

I've seen hags and wags and witches; 

And I've seen a shark or two 

My five years that I've lived along 

Old Mermaid's Avenue 

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Mermaid Avenue that's the street 

Where the lox and bagles meet, 

Where the hot dog meets the mustard 

Where the sour meets the sweet; 

Where the beer flows to the ocean 

(Where the halvah meets the pickle) 

Where the wine runs to the sea; 

Why they call it Mermaid Avenue 

That's more than I can see. 

Mermaid Avenue that's the street 

Where the saint and sinners meet; 

Where the grey hair meets the wave curls 

Where the cops don't ever sleep; 

Where they pay some cops to stop you 

When you hit that Sea Gate gate; 

Where them bulls along that wire fence 

Scare the mermaids all away 

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Mermaid Avenue that's the street 

Where the sun and storm clouds meet; 

Where the ocean meets that rockwall 

Where the boardwalk meets the beach; 

Where the prettiest of the maidulas 

Leave their legprints in that sand 

Just beneath our lovesoaked boardwalk 

With the bravest of our lads. 

Mermaid Avenue that's the street 

Where all colors of goodfolks meet; 

Where the smokefish meets the pretzel 

Where the borscht sounds like the seas; 

This is where hot Mexican Chili 

Meets Chop Suey and meatballs sweet; 

Mermaid Avenue she's a nervous jerk 

But, still, she's hard to beat.