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 made 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 made of gold

The four-and-twenty sailors

That stood between the decks

Were four-and-twenty white mice

With chains around their necks

And!The captain was a duck

With a packet on his back

And when the ship began to move

The captain said, "Quack! quack!"

The four-and-twenty sailors

That stood between the decks,

Were four-and-twenty white mice

With chains around 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!"