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Galley's lullaby, boil the kettle full,
three wanderer's on the road over yonder
Galley's lullaby, boil the kettle full,
three wanderer's on the road over yonder
The first, with a limp alas,
the second, o so blind,
the third one is not even talking

Galley's lullaby, boil the kettle full,
three stars are wandering over the sky
Galley's lullaby, boil the kettle full,
three stars are wandering over the sky
The first is so white,
the second is so red,
the third one is the moon so yellow

Galley's lullaby, boil the kettle full,
three winds are blowing over the ocean
Galley's lullaby, boil the kettle full,
three winds are blowing over the ocean
on the Great sea,
on the little Skagerrak
and far up the gulf of Bothnia

Galley's lullaby, boil the kettle full,
three wherries are sailing on the waves
Galley's lullaby, boil the kettle full,
three wherries are sailing on the waves
The first is a bark,
the second is a brig,
the third one has such ragged sails

Galley's lullaby, boil the kettle full,
three figures has the sea chest
Galley's lullaby, boil the kettle full,
three figures has the sea chest
The first is our faith,
the second is our hope,
the third one is love, in it's red colour

Galley's lullaby, boil the kettle full,
three are the things of goodness
Galley's lullaby, boil the kettle full,
three are the things of goodness
The first is God our Father,
the second is his Son,
the third one the Blessed Virgin Mary

Evert Taube/trad. 1921

LPWJ english version 15/05/11