One For Sorrow - Washington

They have all got a name

Some hang on fishing line

Some on trees at Christmastime

Some collapse, and have died

Some fall before you know

Some shoot like arrows

One for sorrow, two for joy

Three for a girl, four for a boy

Five for the young, six for the old

Seven for a story that never gets told

Some are family, some are Christ

Some light the way to home

Some say we’re all alone

Some are diamonds, some are glass

Some are brave and made of tin

Some hold our wishes in

One for sorrow, two for joy

Three for a girl, four for a boy

Five for the young, six for the old

Seven for the story that never gets told

Eight for the East, nine for the West

Ten for the worst, but all for the best

All for the best