Danny Kaye — My Ship

[LIZA] My ship has sails that are made of silk The decks are trimmed with gold And of jam and spice There's a paradise in the hold [ENSEMBLE] A paradise in the hold [LIZA] My ship's aglow with a million pearls And rubies fill each bin The sun sits high in a sapphire sky When my ship comes in I can wait for years 'Til it appears One fine day, one spring But the pearls and such They won't mean much If there's missing just one thing I do not care if that day arrives The dream need never be If the ship I sing doesn't also bring My own true love to me (spoken) My ship has sails that are made of silk The decks are trimmed with gold And of jam and spice There's a paradise in the hold (sung) My ship's aglow with a million pearls And rubies fill each bin The sun sits high in a sapphire sky When my ship comes in I can wait for years 'Til it appears One fine day, one spring (spoken) But the pearls and such They won't mean much (sung) If there's missing just one thing I do not care if that day arrives That dream need never be If the ship I sing doesn't also bring My own true love to me [ENSEMBLE] If the ship I sing doesn't also bring [LIZA & ENSEMBLE] My own true love to me