I saw three ships a-sailing,
A-sailing, ay, a-sailing,
From Swansea Bay to Mandalay,
A sailing, ay, a-sailing,
Hie away!

I saw three rogues a-riding,
A-riding, ay, a-riding,
From Bangor town to County Down,
A-riding, ay, a-riding,
Hie away!

I saw three soldiers marching,
A-marching, ay, a-marching,
From Waterloo to Timbuctoo,
A-marching, ay, a-marching,
Hie away! --- Hie away!


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Source: Singing Together, Summer 1961, BBC Publications

Notes:
From Six Welsh Oxen Songs, by permission of Grace Williams.

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