Testi di I Saw a Ship A-Sailing - Natalie Merchant

I Saw a Ship A-Sailing (originale)

Well I saw a ship a sailing
It was sailing on the sea
It was full of pretty things
For baby and for me
There were sweetmeats in the cabin
There were apples in the hold
The sails were made of silk
And the masts were made of gold
I saw a ship a sailing
It was sailing on the sea
It was full of pretty things
For baby and for me
The four-and-twenty sailors
That stood upon the decks
Were four-and-twenty little mice
With chains around their necks
And the captain was a yellow duck
With a packet on his back
And when the ship began to move
The captain cried, a latter lap
I saw a ship a sailing
It was sailing on the sea
It was full of pretty things
For baby and for me

(traduzione)

Bene, ho visto una nave una vela
Stava navigando sul mare
Era pieno di cose carine
Per il bambino e per me
C'erano dei dolci nella cabina
C'erano mele nella stiva
Le vele erano fatte di seta
E gli alberi erano fatti d'oro
Ho visto una nave una vela
Stava navigando sul mare
Era pieno di cose carine
Per il bambino e per me
I ventiquattro marinai
Che stava sui ponti
C'erano ventiquattro topolini
Con catene al collo
E il capitano era un'anatra gialla
Con un pacchetto sulla schiena
E quando la nave ha iniziato a muoversi
Il capitano gridò, un ultimo giro
Ho visto una nave una vela
Stava navigando sul mare
Era pieno di cose carine
Per il bambino e per me