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 The farmer loved a pretty lass, And gave her a wedding Ring-o. There was R. with an I., and I. with an N., N. with a G., G. with an O., There was R. I. N. G. O. She curtsied and took the Ring-o.

XLII. A SHIP A-SAILING

I saw a ship a-sailing, A-sailing on the sea; And oh! it was a-laden With pretty things for me.

There were comfits in the cabin, And apples in the hold; The sails were made of satin, The masts of beaten gold.

The four and twenty sailors That stood between the decks, Were four and twenty white mice, With chains about their necks.

The captain was a duck, sir, With a packet on his back, And when the ship was sailing, The captain said, Quack! quack!'