A Sailor Went to Sea (in French:A Sailor Went to Sea) is a rhyme for children in English. First calledMy Father went to the Sea, she later became more widely known asA Sailor Has Goed to Sea 1 . She is usually sung on the melody of The Sailor’s Hornpipe .

Lyrics

A sailor went to sea, sea, sea
To see what he could see, see, see
But all that he could see, see, see
Was the bottom of the deep blue sea, sea, sea.
In French :
A sailor went to the sea, sea, sea
To see what he could see, see, see
But all he could see, see, see
Is the bottom of the deep blue sea, sea, sea.

In culture

The song was parodied in an episode of The Vegetaloufs under the title Some Vegetables went to the Sea .

See also

  • Pretty Little Dutch Girl

References

  1. ↑ Playtimes, ” Clapping games – A sailor went to sea, sea, sea ”  [ archive ] , The British Library

Further reading

  • Mavis Curtis , ” A sailor went to sea: theme and variations, ” Folk Music Journal , vol.  8, n o 4,, p.  421-437 ( JSTOR  4522717 )
  • Iona Archibald Opie , The Singing Game , Oxford University Press,, 467-468 p. ( read online  [ archive ] )