Winken, Blinken and Nod

Lyrics

[Verse 1] Wynken, Blynken and Nod one night Sailed off in a wooden shoe Sailed on a river of crystal light Into a sea of dew "Where are you going and what do you wish?" The old moon asked the three "We've come to fish for the herring fish That live in this beautiful sea Nets of silver and gold have we" Said Wynken, Blynken and Nod [Verse 2] The old moon laughed and sang a song As they rocked in the wooden shoe And the wind that sped them all night long Ruffled the waves of dew The little stars were the herring fish That lived in the beautiful sea "Cast your nets wherever you wish Never afeared are we" So cried the stars to the fishermen three Wynken, Blynken and Nod [Verse 3] All night long their nets they threw To the stars in the twinkling foam Then down from the skies came the wooden shoe Bringing the fishermen home 'Twas all so strange a trip it seemed As if it could not be Some folk thought 'twas a dream they'd dreamed Of sailing that beautiful sea But I shall name you the fishermen three Wynken, Blynken and Nod [Verse 4] Wynken and Blynken are two little eyes And Nod is a little head And the wooden shoe that sailed the skies Is a wee one's trundle bed So close your eyes and I will sing Of wonderful sights that be You shall see the beautiful things As you rock on the misty sea Where the old shoe rocked the fishermen three Wynken, Blynken and Nod