We Need A Ship! - The Nursery Rhyme Collections

(Does anybody have a ship?
Ahoi there!
Come on, give us a ship and we’ll go on a cruise.
Ship anyone?)
We need a ship
(A nice big ship.)
We need a ship.
Any colour will do

There must be an ocean around
Ahaha, we need a ship
(But there isn’t any ocean here!)
You say there’s no ocean around?
Have you checked, we need a ship
(Not when I last looked!)
But I’m sure there’s
a lake around the house?
(No, there isn’t!)
Ahaha, we need a ship
You say there’s no lake
around the house?
Oh, that’s bad news,
we need a ship
(No river, before you ask)
But there must be
a river to be found
Ahaha, we need a ship
(Any sort of ship will do)
You say there’s no river to be found?
Oh, that’s bad news,
we need a ship
(We still need a ship
and they don’t go on dry land, you know!?)

So if the situation’s like that
(Yes, it is, we have no ocean!)
We need to sail in the bath
(That’s a good idea!)
With bubbles and soap
Floating past
Our ship will have to not make a Splash
and sail very fast.
Oh, yes!

Just a little stream would be fine,
Ah, because we need a ship
(We don’t have one of those)
Not even that, are you sure?
Have you checked?
We need a ship
(Just some water, with a ship on it!)
But I’m sure that there’s a
pool behind the house
(No!)
Ahaha, we need a ship
(I said that before)
You say there’s no such
thing behind the house?
Oh, that’s bad news, we need a ship
(We need a Captain, too!
The Captain has
left the sinking ship)

So if the situation’s like that
we need to sail in the bath
That’s right, in a ship!
With bubbles and soap
Floating past
Our ship will have to not make a Splash
and sail very fast.
Oh yeah

(Nice piano playing there Rick!)

Words & Music: Mike Wilbury