Such a beautiful afternoon, edging the pond. I really enjoyed observing the large numbers of water fowl, birds and muskrats. So much calling out, of every variety.
In grade school, I used to play a clapping song with my dear friends and sing, at the same time,
“Like snow-white sailing boats,
On a blue sea’
High in the heavens
the clouds float so free.
If I could fly to one
If I could ride on one,
Sailing and sailing,
what pleasure ‘twould be.”
Today was a day just like that childhood song, captured in a few words…but, oh soooo big!
This from inside a Sing Song book….
And…the rest of the lyrics.
Cloud Ships
Tyrolese Folk Song
Like snow white sailing boats on a blue sea,
High in the skies are clouds floating free.
If I could fly to one, if I might ride to one,
Sailing and sailing, what pleasure ‘t would be!
Like white sailing boats on a blue sea, blue sea,
High in the skies are clouds floating free.
If I could fly to one, if I might ride to one,
Sailing and sailing, what pleasure ‘t would be!
I should look down from my ship in the sky,
On cities, forests, and lakes passing by;
I should sail far away, and at the close of day
Anchor my cloud to a mountain top high.
I should look down from my ship in the sky, the sky,
On cities, forests, and lakes passing by;
I should sail far away, and at the close of day
Anchor my cloud to a mountain top high.
Love the songs and Love the ducks as well 🙂
Geese and clouds, combining two of my favorite things… lovely! Then Joni Mitchell is another bonus.
I like that you have the early version and the later version. Your ducks look almost as if they are floating in the sky. Very nice.
My mother, born in the 1920s in New England, taught us this sailing boats song which we sang in 2 part harmony. I have always loved it and wonder where it came from. If you have any information, I would love an email. Thanks
Christine, were the words the same as I have written here? I’m concerned my childhood memory went wrong. We did a clapping game with the words, while singing and I still remember that. When I went looking I couldn’t find the music anywhere.
Christine…found this just now, in a Brownie sing song book.
Cloud Ships
Tyrolese Folk Song
Like snow white sailing boats on a blue sea,
High in the skies are clouds floating free.
If I could fly to one, if I might ride to one,
Sailing and sailing, what pleasure ‘t would be!
Like white sailing boats on a blue sea, blue sea,
High in the skies are clouds floating free.
If I could fly to one, if I might ride to one,
Sailing and sailing, what pleasure ‘t would be!
I should look down from my ship in the sky,
On cities, forests, and lakes passing by;
I should sail far away, and at the close of day
Anchor my cloud to a mountain top high.
I should look down from my ship in the sky, the sky,
On cities, forests, and lakes passing by;
I should sail far away, and at the close of day
Anchor my cloud to a mountain top high.