The Big Ship Sails on The Ally-ally-oh

Sally Jaeger
September 19, 2017

Photo Credit: photo by James W. Post of an oil painting by James W. Post (@postjames on instagram) from a study of Hieronymous Cock publishing study Netherlands 16th Century

The Big Ship Sails on The Ally-ally-oh

The big ship sails on the ally-ally-oh,
The ally-ally-oh, the ally-ally-oh.
Oh, the big ship sails on the ally-ally-oh
On the last day of September.

The big ship sank to the bottom of the sea,
The bottom of the sea, the bottom of the sea.
The big ship sank to the bottom of the sea,
On the last day of September.

The captain said it will never, never do,
Never, never do, never, never do.
The captain said it will never, never do
On the last day of September.

There are so many versions and opinions as to the origin of this song! This version is from www.mamalisa.com – a comprehensive collection online of children’s rhymes and songs from around the world!