船が三艘やって来た
　　　I saw three ships come sailing by,

帆をあげて、帆をあげて
　　　Come sailing by, come sailing by,

船が三艘やって来た
　　　I saw three ships come sailing by,

お正月の朝のこと
　　　On New-Year's day in the morning.


船には何が乗っている
　　　And what do you think was in them then,

どう思う？どう思う？
　　　Was in them then, was in them then?

船には何が乗っている
　　　And what do you think was in them then,

お正月の朝のこと
　　　On New-Year's day in the morning?


かわいい娘が三人さ
　　　Three pretty girls were in them then,

船の中、船の中
　　　Were in them then, were in them then,

かわいい娘が三人さ
　　　Three pretty girls were in them then,

お正月の朝のこと
　　　On New-Year's day in the morning.


一人は口笛、一人は歌う
　　　One could whistle, and one could sing,

残る一人はヴァイオリン
　　　And one could play on the violin;

なんと楽しい結婚式
　　　Such joy there was at my wedding,

お正月の朝のこと
　　　On New-Year's day in the morning.