Wynken Blynken and Nod
Lucy & Carly Simon Lyrics

Wynken and Blynken and Nod one night
Three children, named Wynken, Blynken, and Nod, set out on an adventure one night.

Sailed off on a wooden shoe
They traveled in a make-believe boat made out of a wooden shoe.

Sailed down a river of crystal light
They imagined that they were sailing on a river made of shining crystals.

Into a sea of dew
Their journey took them into a sea made of drops of dew.

Now where are you going and what do you wish?
The moon asked them where they were headed and what they were hoping to find.

Well, we're going out fishing for herring fish That live in the beautiful sea
The children replied that they were on a mission to catch herring fish that lived in the sea.

And some silver and gold have we Said, Wynken and Blynken and Nod
They boasted to the moon that they had silver and gold with them, as if to impress her.

The old moon laughed and sang a song As they rocked in their wooden shoe
The moon laughed and sang to the children as they swayed in their make-believe boat.

And the wind that sped them all night long Ruffled the waves of dew
As the children traveled, the wind made ripples in the dew sea.

While the little stars were the herring fish That lived in the beautiful sea
In their imagination, the stars twinkling in the sky were the herring fish they hoped to catch.

Now cast your nets wherever you wish Never a feared are we
The stars reassured the children, telling them to cast their nets anywhere they wanted and not to fear.

So sang the stars to the fishermen three Wynken and Blynken and Nod
The stars continued to sing to the three children, encouraging them on their imaginary adventure.

All night long their nets they threw To the stars in the twinkling foam
The children pretended to throw nets into the sparkling sea of dew and try to catch the glimmering stars.

Then down from the skies came the wooden shoe Bringing the fishermen home
Their pretend adventure came to an end as the children's trundle bed came down from the ceiling, bringing them back to reality.

T'was all so pretty a sight it seemed As if it could not be And some folks thought t'was a dream They dreamed of sailing the beautiful sea
The experience was so magical that some people who witnessed it couldn't believe it was real, and instead thought they must have been dreaming.

But I shall name you the fishermen three Wynken and Blynken and Nod
The artist announces the names of the three children who went on this imaginative adventure.

Now Wynken and Blynken are two little eyes And Nod is a little head
The children's names are revealed to be parts of the human face: Wynken and Blynken represent the eyes, and Nod represents the head.

And the wooden shoe that sailed the skies Is a wee one's trundle bed
The wooden shoe the children sailed on was actually a small bed on wheels that rolls underneath a larger bed when not in use.

So close your eyes while mother sings Of the beautiful sights that be And you will see the wonderful things As you rock in your misty sea
The singer suggests that children can experience imaginative adventures like Wynken, Blynken and Nod simply by listening to a lullaby from their mother while they are tucked into bed.

Where the old moon rocked the fishermen three Wynken and Blynken and Nod
The adventure took place in the children's imaginations, where the old moon looked after them as they journeyed through the magical world of dreams.