English Folk-Carols/As I sat on a Sunny Bank (1)

For other versions of this work, see I Saw Three Ships.

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English Folk-Carols (1911)
by Cecil James Sharp

As I sat on a Sunny Bank (first version) by Anonymous

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This version of "As I Sat on a Sunny Bank" (a variant of "I Saw Three Ships") was sung by a whilom resident of Wootton-under-Edge (Gloucestershire). For more information, see Notes on the Songs at the end of this volume.

772874English Folk-Carols — As I sat on a Sunny Bank (first version)1911anon

XII.⁠AS I SAT ON A SUNNY BANK.

FIRST VERSION.

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AS I SAT ON A SUNNY BANK.

FIRST VERSION.

1⁠As 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.

2⁠I 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.

3⁠Who 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?

4⁠Christ and His Mother were in those ships,
Christ and His Mother were in those ships,
Christ and His Mother were in those ships
On Christmas Day all in the morning.