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! "