I saw three ships come sailing by,
Sailing by, sailing by,
I saw three ships come sailing by,
On New Year's Day in the morning.
And what do you think was in them then,
In them then, in them then,
And what do you think was in them then,
On New Year's Day in the morning?
Three pretty girls were in them then,
In them then, in them then,
Three pretty girls were in them then,
On New Year's Day in the morning.
And one could whistle, and one could sing,
The other play on the violin;
Such joy there was at my wedding,
On New Year's Day in the morning.
Notes
The version below is an old Christmas Carol (it's what you'll hear on the mp3):
I SAW THREE SHIPS
I saw three ships come sailing in,
On Christmas day, on Christmas day;
I saw three ships come sailing in,
On Christmas day in the morning.
Pray whither sailed those ships all three
On Christmas day, on Christmas day?
Pray whither sailed those ships all three
On Christmas day in the morning?
Oh, they sailed into Bethlehem
On Christmas day, on Christmas day;
Oh, they sailed into Bethlehem
On Christmas day in the morning.
And all the bells on earth shall ring
On Christmas day, on Christmas day;
And all the bells on earth shall ring
On Christmas day in the morning.
And all the angels in heaven shall sing
On Christmas day, on Christmas day;
And all the angels in heaven shall sing
On Christmas day in the morning.
And all the souls on earth shall sing
On Christmas day, on Christmas day;
And all the souls on earth shall sing
On Christmas day in the morning.
Photos & Illustrations
Thanks and Acknowledgements
The 1st illustration comes from The Baby's Opera by Walter Crane (circa 1877) and the 2nd illustration is from The Nursery Rhyme Book, edited by Andrew Lang and illustrated by L. Leslie Brooke (1897). The 3rd illustration is from "Nursery Rhymes" by Paul Woodroffe (George Allen, 1897).
Sung by Megan Kunkel for Librevox.
