Mistress of ices Stygian skater Scribing devices Dancing on sabres So very relentless Counting the sheep Electrical fences Americans sleep Paramorpheus somnambulating Dream scarabaeus In chorus refraining So very relentless Counting the sheep Electrical fences American sleep One, two, fisherman's stew Boiled on timber and stirred with a broom Three, four, pour it on the floor
Feed all the beasties, cook up some more Five, six, mortar and brick Weaker than iron but stronger than sticks Seven and eight, lock up the gate Nothing to do but to sit and to wait Nine, ten do it again Bun in the oven, a wolf in the den Companion chimera Lethean grazer Pausing to herald Mistress of sabers So very relentless Counting the sheep Electrical fences American sleep