So she sobbed out afresh for she saw she’d no feet.
And she wept, and she wailed, and she sobbed, and she sighed,
Till her tears added salt to the salty sea’s tide.
The little girl Mermaid dove down in the sea,
The crabs and the lobster folk hailed her with glee;
The squids, shrimps and starfish stood up in a row,
To welcome her back to her home down below.
Behind her sea-horses she went for a ride