Natalie Merchant - I Saw a Ship A-Sailing lyrics

Well I saw a ship a sailing It was sailing on the sea It was full of pretty things For baby and for me There were sweetmeats in the cabin There were apples in the hold The sails were made of silk And the masts were made of gold I saw a ship a sailing It was sailing on the sea It was full of pretty things For baby and for me The four-and-twenty sailors That stood upon the decks Were four-and-twenty little mice With chains around their necks And the captain was a yellow duck With a packet on his back And when the ship began to move The captain cried,a latter lap I saw a ship a sailing It was sailing on the sea It was full of pretty things For baby and for me