Wynken, Blynken, and Nod
by Eugene Field
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 have 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.
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 that beautiful
sea— “Now cast your nets wherever you wish— Never afeard are we!”
So cried the stars to the fishermen three, Wynken, Blynken, And Nod.
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 pretty a sail it seemed
As if it could not be,
And some folks thought ’twas a dream they’d dreamed Of sailing that
beautiful sea—
But I shall name you the fishermen three:
Wynken, Blynken, And Nod.
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 shut your eyes while mother sings
Of wonderful sights that be,
And you shall see the beautiful things
As you rock in the misty sea
Where the old shoe rocked the fishermen three: Wynken, Blynken, And Nod.
