I Saw Three Ships New words by Steve Gardham
I saw three ships go sailing by,
Go sailing by, go sailing by,
I saw three ships go sailing by,
On a cold and frosty morning
The St Romanus was the first,
Was the first, was the first,
The St Romanus was the first,
On a cold and frosty morning
The Kingston Peridot was the next,
Was the next, was the next, etc.
The third one was the Ross Cleveland,
The Ross Cleveland, the Ross Cleveland, etc.
Bound out to the Arctic seas,
The Arctic seas, the Arctic seas, etc.
The freezing spray soon turned to ice,
Soon turned to ice, soon turned to ice, etc.
These three trawlers they all went down,
They all went down, they all went down, etc.
The wives and bains were left to mourn,
Were left to mourn, were left to mourn, etc.
I saw three ships go sailing by,
Go sailing by, go sailing by etc.