a child was lost at sea today afloat on an ice floe they floated away a white cloud? a carpet? a white sleigh? See the child that chases the dog that jumps for the butterfly yeah yeah see the yellow dress on the child that chases the dog that jumps for the butterfly yeah yeah See the blue sky behind the yellow dress on the child that chases the dog that jumps for the butterfly yeah yeah See the sun up high in the sky behind the yellow dress on the child that chases the dog that jumps for the butterfly yeah yeah see the grass growin' up to the bright sun up high in the blue sky behind the yellow dress on the child that chases the dog that leaps for his happiness see the grasses growin' taller and taller and taller and taller and taller and taller until you cannot spy with your little eye ...oh where is the child that...? where is the child that...? where is the child that...? it was a yellow sun and it was a blue sky and the grass was a-growin' and the bees were a-buzzin' and through all this the butterfly simple flies i t ' s t h e p u l l o f l i f e humble bee humble bye humble dog humble child humble grass humble sky humble me humble my humble thee humble thy humble earth's lullaby earth's lullaby earth's lullaby o h h . . . h o w t i m e f l i e s b y A child was lost at sea today Afloat on an ice floe they floated away No one in the village will leave these shores Until the child is safe once more So if you see that child in someone's eyes Bring us home