I Saw a Ship A-Sailing

I saw a ship a-sailing,
A-sailing on the sea,
And oh, but it was laden
With pretty things for thee.

There were confits in the cabin,
And apples in the hold.
The sails were made of silk,
And the mast were made of gold.

The four-and-twenty sailors
That stodd 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!"