And I said as I flew, With a straw in my hat, Oh, what to say, What to say? And I laughed as I danced, With feathers all 'round, Oh, to dance and dance, 'Til the night drifts away. And I hoped as I walked, With icicles dripping down, Oh, to hope a fools hope, Of dreaming things dead. And I whispered as I watched, With paper cranes falling, Oh, to speak such silences, Of dreary planes new! And I wept as I knew, With winter spirits calling, Oh, to cry such tears, Such accursed tears In such horrid places With no reason 't'all! Break me break me break me down With my eyes forever floating.