The little mermaid is a small, iconic, bronze statue,
Sitting on a rock in Copenhagen harbour with an ocean view.
The head of the sculpture’s the dancer, Ellen Price,
But for the nude body, the sculptor’s wife sufficed!
Edvard Eriksen created this work of art,
So Hans Christian Andersen could be taken to heart,
And celebrated as a fairy tale writer, who’s key,
She was paid for by the founder of Carlsberg Brewery…