[Chorus]
Well, I saw a ship a-sailing
It was sailing on the sea
And it was full of pretty things
For baby and for me

[Verse 1]
There was sweetmeats in the cabin
There were apples in the hold
The sails were made of silk
And the masts were made of gold

[Chorus]
I saw a ship a-sailing
It was sailing on the sea
It was full of pretty things
For baby and for me

[Verse 2]
The four-and-twenty sailors
That stood upon the decks
Were four-and-twenty little mice
With chains around their necks

[Verse 3]
The captain was a yellow duck
With a packet on his back
And when the ship began to move
The captain cried, "Alas, alack!"
[Chorus]
I saw a ship a-sailing
It was sailing on the sea
It was full of pretty things
For baby and for me