Wynken Blynken and Nod
Buffy (Buffy Sainte-Marie) Lyrics

Wynken, Blynken, and Nod one night
Once upon a time, there were three children named Wynken, Blynken, and Nod

Sailed off in a wooden shoe
They went off to sleep in their small bed which looked like a wooden shoe

Sailed on a river of crystal light
Their dream journey led them on a river that sparkled like crystals

Into a sea of dew
The boat sailed into a sea of dewdrops

"Where are you going, and what do you wish?"
In their dream, they saw the moon and it asked them where they were going and what they wanted

The old moon asked the three
The moon asked the three children

"We have come to fish for the herring fish That live in this beautiful sea Nets of silver and gold have we!"
The children replied that they were fishing for herring fish with their nets made of silver and gold

Said Wynken, Blynken, and Nod
This was said by the three children - Wynken, Blynken and Nod

The old moon laughed and sang a song As they rocked in the wooden shoe
The moon laughed and sang a song as the children slept in their bed which looked like a wooden shoe

And the wind that sped them all night long Ruffled the waves of dew
The breeze that blew throughout the night disturbed the dewdrops in the sea

The little stars were the herring fish That lived in that beautiful sea
The stars in the sky were the herring fish that the children were trying to catch

"Now cast your nets wherever you wish, never feared are we" So cried the stars to the fishermen three Wynken, Blynken, and Nod
The stars assured the children that they need not be afraid and could cast their nets anywhere to catch the fish

All night long their nets they threw To the stars in the twinkling foam
Throughout the night, the children threw their nets to the stars, that twinkled like foam

Then down from the skies came the wooden shoe Bringing the fishermen home
Soon a wooden shoe came down from the sky to take the children back home

It was all so pretty a sail it seemed As if it could not be
This dream journey was so beautiful that it almost seemed unreal

And some folks thought it was a dream they'd dreamed Of sailing that beautiful sea
Some people might think that this dream journey was just a dream that the children had while sleeping

But I shall name you the fishermen three Wynken, Blynken, and Nod
However, let me tell you that these three children were called Wynken, Blynken, and Nod

Wynken and Blynken are two little eyes And Nod is a little head
Wynken and Blynken refer to the two eyes of a child, and Nod is the child's head

And the wooden shoe that sailed the skies Is a wee one's trundle-bed
The wooden shoe that the children sailed in was actually a small bed used by children

So shut your eyes while mother sings Of wonderful sights that be
Thus, the song suggests that children should shut their eyes while their mothers sing lullabies about the wonderful things that exist

And you shall see the beautiful things As you rock in the misty sea
Children, would then dream of beautiful things as they slept in their bed

Where the old shoe rocked the fishermen three Wynken, Blynken, and Nod
This is where the children had their dream journey while they slept in their bed that looked like an old wooden shoe