As I Sat on a Sunny Bank
This carol is sung to the tune of "Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush"...
As I Sat on a Sunny Bank
Christmas Carol
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 by,
Come sailing by, come sailing by,
I saw three ships come sailing by
On Christmas Day in the morning.
And who do you think were on the ship.
Were on the ship, were on the ship.
And who do you think were on the ship
But Joseph and his Fair Lady.
O, he did whistle and she did sing
And all the bells on earth did ring,
For joy our Saviour Christ was born
On Christmas Day in the morning.
Notes
2nd Version
1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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?
4. Christ 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.
Thanks!
Thanks!
Thanks!
Thanks and Acknowledgements
This carol can be found in "English Folk-Carols" by Cecil J. Sharp (London, 1911).
