The Little Maiden of the Sea

The little maiden of the sea
 Was not at all like you and me
 Where we have legs she was a fish
 And she could only say
 "I wish
 I wish I were not incomplete
 I wish I had some dainty feet"
 You see, one day she'd met a prince
 And she'd been pining ever since
 (The little maiden of the sea)
 She'd gain her own immortal soul
 If she became the prince's wife
 She auto vivisected
 Whole, she walked
 Each step was like a knife
 A knife into her dainty feet
 And she could neither speak nor sing
 But surely, now she was complete
 Her prince would think of marrying
 The little maiden of the sea
 He married someone else, of course
 And saying nothing, she went home
 Then something turned by mystic force
 The little maiden into foam