You saw three ships come sailing in
On Christmas Day, on Christmas Day;
You saw three ships come sailing in
On Christmas Day in the morning?!
That would have been a miracle,
Or far advanced technology
Such as appears on Doctor Who
On Christmas Day in the morning.
For Bethlehem’s a landlocked town,
On Christmas Day, and every day;
Yes Bethlehem’s a landlocked town,
And not just in the morning.
None would have noticed angels’ songs
A star so bright, or child’s cry
If those three ships came sailing in
On Christmas Day in the morning.
Jules Henri Giffard sailed a blimp
September 1852
Too late for three magi to use
On Christmas Day in the morning.
I had been meaning to add this next entry in my series of critical Christmas carols, and seeing that Jeff Carter had offered a limerick on this theme inspired me to finally post it.
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