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Artist: Natalie Merchant
Canonical path: /natalie-merchant/i-saw-a-ship-a-sailing
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I Saw a Ship A-sailing
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I Saw a Ship A-sailing
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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 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!"
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