"I saw three ships come sailing by on New Year's Day" is a 19th-century version, which mentions three pretty girls in the ship entertaining at a wedding held on New Year's Day.
"I saw three ships come sailing by on New Year's Day" är en 1800-talsversion som handlar om tre söta flickor ombord på skeppet, vilka underhåller under ett bröllop på nyårsdagen.