Wynken, Blynken, and Nod

13The old moon laughed and sang a song,

14As they rocked in the wooden shoe;

15And the wind that sped them all night long

16Ruffled the waves of dew;

17The little stars were the herring-fish

18That lived in the beautiful sea.

19"Now cast your nets wherever you wish, —

20Never afraid are we!"

21So cried the stars to the fishermen three,

22Wynken,

23Blynken,

24And Nod.

25All night long their nets they threw

26To the stars in the twinkling foam, —

27Then down from the skies came the wooden shoe,

28Bringing the fishermen home:

29'Twas all so pretty a sail, it seemed

30As if it could not be;

31And some folk thought 'twas a dream they'd dreamed

32Of sailing that beautiful sea;

33But I shall name you the fishermen three:

34Wynken,

35Blynken,

36And Nod.

37Wynken and Blynken are two little eyes,

38And Nod is a little head,

39And the wooden shoe that sailed the skies

40Is a wee one's trundle-bed;

41So shut your eyes while Mother sings

42Of wonderful sights that be,

43And you shall see the beautiful things

44As you rock in the misty sea

45Where the old shoe rocked the fishermen three: —

46Wynken,

47Blynken,

48And Nod.