Song Description

We all dream of running away from home, but...

Lyrics

Some people hold a seashell to their ear and say
they think they hear the ocean
Jenny held a seashell to her lips
and that?s what set this tale in motion
She made a wish
To be a fish
Half a fish and half a girl
She longed to be a mermaid
And swim around the world

Jenny, Jenny, Jenny
While you brave to ocean wild
Your parents walk along the shore
Calling for their baby child

In the North Atlantic Ocean, Jenny heard the singing of the whales
The water was so beautiful,
but cold where she had skin instead of scales
She made a wish
To be a fish
Half a fish and half a girl
And now she was a mermaid
Swimming ?round the world

Jenny, Jenny, Jenny
You?re so very far away
You don?t hear your parents crying
Do you hear them pray?

Jenny?d been at sea for just a week, but now it felt like many years
She found the salty water in her eyes was not the ocean
but her tears
She made a wish
To be a fish
Half a fish and half a girl
But she was just alone
And halfway ?round the world

Jenny, Jenny, Jenny
Oh, what will you do?
Your parents have gone home now
With only tears for you

A mighty storm pushed her westward, tossing Jenny on a rocky shore
And as she dragged across the sand,
she saw a shell like one she?d seen before
She?d made a wish
To be a fish
Now she wished she?s only known
She?d need her legs to carry her
Carry her back home

Jenny, Jenny, Jenny
You went half around the world
Just to find you love your home
And love to be a girl