My Bed is a Boat

 My bed is like a little boat; 
Nurse helps me in when I embark; 
She girds me in my sailor's coat 
And starts me in the dark.
 

At night I go on board and say 
Good-night to all my friends on shore; 
I shut my eyes and sail away 
And see and hear no more.
 

And sometimes things to bed I take, 
As prudent sailors have to do; 
Perhaps a slice of wedding-cake, 
Perhaps a toy or two.
 

All night across the dark we steer; 
But when the day returns at last, 
Safe in my room beside the pier, 
I find my vessel fast.

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