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 All night long their nets they threw
 * For the fish in the twinkling foam,

Then down from the sky came the wooden shoe,
 * Bringing the fishermen home;

'Twas all so pretty to 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 the 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 on the misty sea,

Where the old shoe rocked the fishermen three,
 * Wynken,
 * Blynken,
 * And Nod.

—Eugene Field