I Saw A Ship A-Sailing

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 ! "