They went to sea in a sieve, they did;
In a sieve they went to sea;
In spite of all their friends could say.


"The Jumblies", st. 1, in Nonsense Songs, Stories, Botany, and Alphabets (1871).


They went to sea in a sieve, they did; In a sieve they went to sea; In spite of all their friends could say.

They went to sea in a sieve, they did; In a sieve they went to sea; In spite of all their friends could say.

They went to sea in a sieve, they did; In a sieve they went to sea; In spite of all their friends could say.

They went to sea in a sieve, they did; In a sieve they went to sea; In spite of all their friends could say.