1. Going Over the Sea
Canadian Street Rhyme

2. When I was one I ate a bun,
Going over the sea.
I jumped aboard a sailorman’s ship
And the sailorman said to me,

3. Going over, going under,
Stand at attention like a soldier,
With a one, two and three.

4. When I was two I buckled my shoe,
Going over the sea.
I jumped aboard a sailorman’s ship
And the sailorman said to me,

5. Going over, going under,
Stand at attention like a soldier,
With a one, two and three.

6. When I was three I banged my knee,
Going over the sea.
I jumped aboard a sailorman’s ship
And the sailorman said to me,

7. Going over, going under,
Stand at attention like a soldier,
With a one, two and three.

8. When I was four I shut the door,
Going over the sea.
I jumped aboard a sailorman’s ship
And the sailorman said to me,

9. Going over, going under,
Stand at attention like a soldier,
With a one, two and three.

10. When I was five I learned to jive,
Going over the sea.
I jumped aboard a sailorman’s ship
And the sailorman said to me,

11. Going over, going under,
Stand at attention like a soldier,
With a one, two and three.

12. When I was six I picked up sticks,
Going over the sea.
I jumped aboard a sailorman’s ship
And the sailorman said to me,

13. Going over, going under,
Stand at attention like a soldier,
With a one, two and three.

14. When I was seven I went to heaven,
Going over the sea.
I jumped aboard a sailorman’s ship
And the sailorman said to me,

15. Going over, going under,
Stand at attention like a soldier,
With a one, two and three.

16. When I was eight I learned to skate,
Going over the sea.
I jumped aboard a sailorman’s ship
And the sailorman said to me,

17. Going over, going under,
Stand at attention like a soldier,
With a one, two and three.

18. When I was nine I climbed a vine,
Going over the sea.
I jumped aboard a sailorman’s ship
And the sailorman said to me,

19. Going over, going under,
Stand at attention like a soldier,
With a one, two and three.

20. When I was ten I caught a hen,
Going over the sea.
I jumped aboard a sailorman’s ship
And the sailorman said to me,

21. Going over, going under,
Stand at attention like a soldier,
With a one, two and three.

22. Source Information
Canadian Street Rhytme
Share the Music Grade 2 published by MacMillan McCraw Hill
Copyright 1995