Here's the first of several verses in "My Ship Sailed From China":

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My ship sailed from China with a cargo of tea
All laden with treasures for you and for me
They brought me a fan, just imagine my bliss
When I fan myself gaily like this,
Like this, like this, like this
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The oldest performance I've found on the net is from a Sharon, Lois, and Bram show in 1988:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KE36lxjNtM8

And apparently the song was published in the "Jubilee Songbook" (1971) of the Girl Guides of Canada.   

If anyone has that songbook, it would be good to know if it points to any older source.

Thanks for any clues you can offer!