Cab Calloway – The Mermaid Song lyrics

I went down to the sea one day,
to see the fish jump around and play,
watch the mermaid singin' sweet,
to the music of the sea.

I went down to the sea one day,
to see the sun drive the clouds away,
watch the sailboats rock and roll,
to the music of the sea.

And i met a lovely maiden,
on that midday afternoon,
she promised she would wed me,
on a summer day next June.

But it was only a dream that day,
her old man met to came up to say,
flap your fins and swim away,
you'd be <???> back in the sea.