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I Saw Three Ships Lyrics by Anika Noni Rose, Leon Thomas, Marcus Carl Franklin, Tonya Pinkins

Caroline, or Change (Original Broadway Cast Recording)

2024

[THE DRYER]
Small domestic tragedies
Bring strong women to their knees
[JACKIE & JOE]
I saw three ships go sailing by
On Christmas Day, on Christmas Day
I saw three ships go sailing by
On Christmas Day in the morning
[EMMIE]
Mama, there's money
Down in the laundry
Dig for the money
Down in the laundry
Mama, come home
Jackie got a cavity
Eating the candy you always buyin' now
He needs a dentist, and I need five dollars
To go to Beaumont
To see the Live Nativity
And Christmas is comin'
And money wantin'
[EMMIE & CAROLINE]
Mama, there's money (The handsome boy, the navy man)
Down in the laundry (Larry now in Vietnam)
Dig for the money (Somewhere near)
Down in the laundry (China)
Mama, come home (Near Japan)
Credits
Anika Noni Rose

Anika Noni Rose

Leon Thomas

Leon Thomas

Marcus Carl Franklin

Marcus Carl Franklin

Tonya Pinkins

Tonya Pinkins

About “I Saw Three Ships” by Anika Noni Rose

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"I Saw Three Ships" is credited to Anika Noni Rose, Leon Thomas, Marcus Carl Franklin, Tonya Pinkins. Songwriting credits may include additional writers listed on the release; check the credits section on this page for linked collaborators.

"I Saw Three Ships" appears on "Caroline, or Change (Original Broadway Cast Recording)" in 2024.

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