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As I sat on a sunny bank,
A sunny bank, a sunny bank,
As I sat on a sunny bank
On Christmas Day in the morning
I saw three ships come sailing in
come sailing in, come sailing in
As I sat on a sunny bank
On Christmas Day in the morning
And who do you think was in them then
But Joseph and his fair lady!
As I sat on a sunny bank
On Christmas Day in the morning
O he did whistle and she did sing
she did sing, she did sing
As I sat on a sunny bank
On Christmas Day in the morning
And all the bells on earth did ring,
on earth did ring, on earth did ring,
As I sat on a sunny bank
On Christmas Day in the morning
And all the angels in heaven did sing
in heaven did sing, in heaven did sing
As I sat on a sunny bank
On Christmas Day in the morning.
[traditional]
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version 2
As I sat on a sunny bank,
As I sat on a sunny bank,
As I sat on a sunny bank,
On Christmas
Day all in the morning.
I saw three ships come sailing home,
I saw three ships come sailing home,
I saw three ships
come sailing home.
On Christmas Day all in the morning.
Who do you think were in those ships?
Who do you think were in those ships?
Who do you think
were in those ships?
On Christmas Day all in the morning.
Christ and His Mother were in those ships,
Christ and His Mother were in those ships,
Christ
and His Mother were in those ships.
[traditional]
Source: Cecil J. Sharp, English Folk-Carols
(London: Novello & Co., Ltd., 1911), p. 28;
This is the first of three versions
printed by Sharp in this volume.
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