Barges

Thames sailing river barge via

This is one of my favorite songs to sing to my children. My mother taught it to me.

Out of my window, looking through the night

I can see the barges' flickering light

Silently flows the river to the sea

And the barges too go silently.

Barges, how I'd like to go with you

How I'd like to sail the ocean blue

Barges, have you treasure in your hold?

Do you fight with pirates, brave and bold?

Van Gogh's Barges painted in 1888

My son loves this song because he can see barges on the Cooper River from his bedroom window. It's not exactly Van Gogh, but there's something so peaceful about watching ships pass by silently as they head out or return from a long voyage at sea.