Puuhevonen [English translation]

Oh I wish I was a wooden horse

I would have wooden ears and a tiny bridle

If I could be a real, real wooden horse

it would be fun ihhah-hahhah-haa [that’s what horses say in finnish ]

When little Pete would have me

he would just ride me

He would spur me into adventures

Summer or winter, I don’t mind

when he puts the saddle on me

A fast trot is what we like, again into adventures

Oh I wish I was a wooden horse

I wouldn’t mind if I remained so

If I could be a real, real wooden horse

it would be fun ihhah-hahhah-haa

clippetty clop hipsis holla

rushety-rush hipsis hello

hurry oh hurry hopsis hello

to adventure

clippetty clop cloppetty hey

rushety-rush hipsis hi

hurry oh hurry hopsis hey

to adventure

Oh I wish I was a wooden horse

I would get to fool around and laugh in frosty weather

If I could be a real, real wooden horse

it would be fun ihhah-hahhah-haa

When little Pete…