I Saw Three Ships

I Saw Three Ships
GenreChristmas
LanguageEnglish
Published1833 (1833)
I Saw Three Ships
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"I Saw Three Ships (Come Sailing In)" is an English Christmas carol, listed as number 700 in the Roud Folk Song Index. The earliest printed version of "I Saw Three Ships" is from the 17th century, possibly Derbyshire, and was also published by William Sandys in 1833.[1][2] The song was probably traditionally known as "As I Sat On a Sunny Bank",[3] and was particularly popular in Cornwall.

  1. ^ Cecil James Sharp (2008) The Morris Book: With a Description of Dances as Performed by the Morris Men
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference HYM was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Ballads Online". ballads.bodleian.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved 2020-12-15.