Lyrics: Milo Poniewozik
Music: Milo Poniewozik
Un deux trois, un deux trois,
Un deux trois, un deux trois quatre
Un deux trois, un deux trois,
Un deux trois quatre cinq
My sister wants to live aboard a pirate ship,
A parrot on her shoulder and a cutlass at her hip
One day she folded up a fleet of paper boats
And took them to the river to see how long they’d float
She sang a song as she watched them from the bank,
‘Til they (un deux trois, un deux trois, un deux trois, quatre) sank.
I might not sail today, sail away
There’s so much we can’t know
About where the river will flow
But when I close my eyes
I know I’ll be there soon
And when the sun sets I’ll find my way
By the light of the moon
(Un) deux trois, un deux trois,
Un deux trois, un deux trois quatre
Un deux trois, un deux trois,
Un deux trois quatre cinq
My brother dreams of flying, soaring far and wide
He wants to see what stars look like from the other side
He tried to sew himself a pair of cotton wings
But violent winds blew in, and turned them back to cloth and strings
So he got out his guitar to sing and count the stars
(Un deux trois…)
He can count them!
I might not fly today, fly away
There’s so much we can’t know
‘Bout which way the wind will blow
But when I close my eyes
I know I’ll make it up there soon
(Un deux trois...)
I’ll meet you there someday, far away
The stars within my reach,
Hear the ocean, feel the beach
And I’ll teach you how
You can follow me
(Just follow me!)
By the light of the moon
(Un) deux trois, un deux trois,
Un deux trois quatre cinq.