I Saw Three Ships

I saw three ships come sailing by,
Sailing by, sailing by,
I saw three ships come sailing by,
On Christmas Isle in the morning.

And what was in those ships all three?
Ships all three, ships all three,
And what was in those ships all three?
On Christmas Isle in the morning.

Refugees from tyranny,
From tyranny, from tyranny,
Refugees from tyranny,
On Christmas Isle in the morning.

What did we do to welcome them?
Welcome them, welcome them,
What did we do to welcome them?
On Christmas Isle in the morning.

We put them in detention,
Detention, detention,
We put them in detention
On Christmas Isle in the morning.

Refused to tell them of their rights
Of their rights, of their rights,
Refused to tell them of their rights
On Christmas Isle in the morning.

Then we deported all of them,
All of them, all of them,
Then we deported all of them
From Christmas Isle in the morning.

Three more ships came sailing by,
Sailing by, sailing by,
Three more ships came sailing by,
On Christmas Isle in the morning.