Sung to the tune of “I saw three ships come sailing in”
1. We saw three boats come bobbing in Come bobbing in on Dover shore We saw three boats come bobbing in On a windy day in the morning.
2. And who was in those boats all three Boats all three on Dover shore And who was in those boats all three On a shivery day in the morning?
3. There’s people aboard who’ve fled their homes Who’ve fled their homes in bloody war There’s people aboard who’ve fled their homes Amid most fearful warnings.
4. And what are the gifts they bring to these shores bring to these shores bring to these shores And what are the gifts they bring to these shores In the early hours of this morning?
5. They bring their youth, their food, their songs,
their strength, their lives
their strength, their lives
So let’s give them a welcome wave on the shore
In the silvery light of this morning.
