Twinkle Twinkle Little Star — Nursery Rhyme Lyrics

Twinkle, twinkle, little star,
How I wonder what you are.
Up above the world so high,
Like a diamond in the sky.
When the blazing sun is gone,
When the nothing shines upon,
Then you show your little light,
Twinkle, twinkle, all the night.
Then the traveller in the dark,
Thanks you for your tiny spark,
He could not see which way to go,
If you did not twinkle so.
In the dark blue sky you keep,
And often through my curtains peep,
For you never shut your eye,
Till the sun is in the sky.
As your bright and tiny spark,
Lights the traveller in the dark.
Though I know not what you are,
Twinkle, twinkle, little star.
Twinkle, twinkle, little star.
How I wonder what you are.
Up above the world so high,
Like a diamond in the sky.
Twinkle, twinkle, little star.
How I wonder what you are.
How I wonder what you are.

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What are the words to Twinkle Twinkle Little Star?
The lyrics to Twinkle Twinkle Little Star are: Twinkle, twinkle, little star, / How I wonder what you are. / Up above the world so high, / Like a diamond in the sky. / When the blazing sun is gone, / When the nothing shines upon, ... Read the full 27-line nursery rhyme at Rhyme Buster.
How many lines does Twinkle Twinkle Little Star have?
"Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" has 27 lines of verse.

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