I saw a ship a-sailing, A-sailing on the sea; And, oh! it was all laden With pretty things for thee. There were comfits in the cabin, And apples in the hold; The sails were made of silk, And the masts were made of 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, With a packet on his back; And when the ship began to move, The captain said, "Quack! quack!" --MOTHER GOOSE. THREE HAPPY THOUGHT SONGS I The world is so full of a number of things, I'm sure we should all be as happy as kings. II The rain is raining all around, It falls on field and tree, It rains on the umbrellas here, And on the ships at sea. III Of speckled eggs the birdie sings And nests among the trees; The sailor sings of ropes and things In ships upon the seas. The children sing in far Japan, The children sing in Spain; The organ with the organ man Is singing in the rain. --ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON. BOATS SAIL ON THE RIVERS Boats sail on the rivers, And ships sail on the seas; But clouds that sail across the sky Are prettier far than these. There are bridges on the rivers, As pretty as you please; But the bow that bridges heaven And overtops the trees, And builds a road from earth to sky, Is prettier far than these. --CHRISTINA G. ROSSETTI. WHO HAS SEEN THE WIND? Who has seen the wind? Neither I nor you; But when the leaves hang trembling The wind is passing through. Who has seen the wind? Neither you nor I; But when the trees bow down their heads The wind is passing by. --CHRISTINA G. ROSSETTI. THE FRIENDLY COW The friendly cow all red and white I love with all my heart; She gives me milk with all her might, To eat with apple tart. She wanders lowing here and there, And yet she cannot stray, All in the pleasant open air, The pleasant light of day. And blown by all the winds that pass, And wet with all the showers, She walks among the meadow grass And eats the meadow flowers. --ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON. WINDY NIGHTS