Winkin' and Blinkin' and Nod one night Sailed off on a wooden shoe Sailed down a river of crystal light Into a sea of dew
'Now where are you going and what do you wish?' The old moon asked the three 'Well we're going out fishing for Herring fish That live in the beautiful sea'
'And some silver and gold have we' Said, Winkin' and Blinkin' and Nod
The old moon laughed and sang a song As they rocked in their wooden shoe And the wind that sped them all night long Ruffled the waves of dew
While the little stars were the Herring fish That lived in the beautiful sea 'Now cast your nets wherever you wish Never a feared are we'
So sang the stars to the fishermen three Winkin' and Blinkin' 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
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
But I shall name you the fishermen three Winkin' and Blinkin' and Nod
Now Winkin' and Blinkin' 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 while mother sings Of the beautiful sights that be And you will see the wonderful things As you rock in your misty sea
Where the old moon rocked the fishermen three Winkin' and Blinkin' and Nod