Key: C ♫ Intro: C G | C G | C G | C G* : ♫ Verse 1: C G C G C F Wynken, Blynken and Nod, one night, sailed off in a wooden shoe, F C Am F G C sailed on a river of crystal light into a sea of dew. F Em F G C "Where are you going, what do you wish " the old moon asked the three. Am B7 Em Am F "We have come to fish for the herring fish that live in the beautiful sea, D G D G D F G nets of silver and gold have we" said Wynken, Blynken and Nod.
♫ Verse 2: C G C G C F The old moon laughed and he sang a song as they rocked in their wooden shoe F C Am F G C and the wind that sped them all night long ruffled the waves of dew. F Em F G C The little stars were the herring fish that live in the beautiful sea. Am B7 Em Am F "Now, cast your nets wherever you wish, for never a-feared are we", D G D G D F G so cried the stars to the fishermen: Wynken, Blynken and Nod. ♫ Verse 3: C G C G C F All night long their nets they threw for the fish in the twinklin' foam, F C Am F G C then down from the skies came the wooden shoe bringing the fishermen home. F Em F G C 't Was all so pretty a sail, it seemed as if it could not be Am B7 Em Am F and some folks thought 't was a dream they dreamed of sailing that beautiful sea. D G D G D F G But I shall name you the fishermen: Wynken, Blynken and Nod. ♫ Verse 4: C G C G C F Wynken and Blynken are two little eyes and Nod is a little head F C Am F G C and the wooden shoe that sailed the skies is a wee one's trundle bed. F Em F G C Now, close your eyes while mother sings of the wonderful sights that be. Am B7 Em Am F And you shall see the beautiful things as you rock in your misty sea D G D G D F G as the old moon rocks the fisherman: Wynken, Blynken and Nod.
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