Part 1 — A PLEASANT SHIP
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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!"