I Saw a Ship a Sailing

I saw a ship a-sailing, a-sailing on the sea
And oh! it was all laden with pretty things for thee!
There were comfits in the cabin, and apples in the hold
The sails were made of silk, and the masts were all of gold
The four and twenty sailors that stood between the decks
Were four and twenty white mice with chains about their necks
The captain was a duck, with a packet on his back
And when the ship began to move, the captain said, "Quack, quack!"

I saw a ship a-sailing, a-sailing on the sea
And oh! it was all laden with pretty things for thee!
There were comfits in the cabin, and apples in the hold
The sails were made of silk, and the masts were all of gold

I saw a ship a-sailing, a-sailing on the sea
And oh! it was all laden with pretty things for thee!
There were comfits in the cabin, and apples in the hold
The sails were made of silk, and the masts were all of gold
The four and twenty sailors that stood between the decks
Were four and twenty white mice with chains about their necks
The captain was a duck, with a packet on his back
And when the ship began to move, the captain said, "Quack, quack!"

I saw a ship a-sailing, a-sailing on the sea
And oh! it was all laden with pretty things for thee!
There were comfits in the cabin, and apples in the hold
The sails were made of silk, and the masts were all of gold