There were three jovial Chinamen, As I have heard men say, Who gaily went a-hunting Upon a holiday.

And all day long they hunted, And nothing could they find But a ship a-sailing, A-sailing with the wind. One said it was a ship, The second he said, "Nay"; The third he said it was a house, With the chimney blown away. And all night long they hunted, And nothing could they find But the moon a-gliding, A-gliding with the wind. One said it was the moon, The second he said, " Nay "; The third he said it was a cheese And half of it cut away. And all the day they hunted, And nothing could they find But a hedgehog in a bramble bush, And that they left behind.

One said it was a hedgehog, The second he said, " Nay "; The third, it was a pin-cushion With the pins stuck in wrong way. And all the night they hunted, And nothing could they find But a brown hare in a turnip field, And that they left behind. One said it was a hare, The second he said, " Nay "; The third he said it was a calf, And the cow had run away. And all the day they hunted, And nothing could they find But a wise owl in a holly tree, And that they left behind. One said it was an owl, The second he said, " Nay "; The third said 'twas an old man With his hair a-growing grey.

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