Lyrics:

Blues all on the ocean, blues all in the air
Can't stay here no longer, have no steamship fare
When my earthly trials are over, cast my body out in the sea
Save all the undertakers bills, let the mermaids flirt with me

I do not work for pleasure, earthly peace I'll see no more
The onliest reason I work at all is drive the wolf from my door
When my earthly trials are over, cast my body out in the sea
Save all the undertakers bills, let the mermaids flirt with me

Wife controls our unhappy home, my sweetheart I can not find
The only thing I can call my own is the trouble and the worried mind
When my earthly trials are over, cast my body out in the sea
Save all the undertakers bills, let the mermaids flirt with me

Blues all in my body, my darlin' have forsaken me
If I ever see her face again I have to swim across the sea
When my earthly trials are over, cast my body out in the sea
Save all the undertaker's bills let the mermaids flirt with me