June added her final verse from another song, "Ripest Apples":

    Ripest apples are soonest rotten,
    Hottest love is soonest cold.
    Young men's words are soon forgotten,
    Pretty maid, don't be too bold.

She comments:
"I put the last verse about the ripest apples in – which belongs in a song of its own – because it seemed so appropriate that that verse should come at the end. Long after having done that, I found another version of "Ship In Order" which actually had that verse in it. People think alike over the years. It's fascinating how it comes back round." (from this page)