“And Dream of Sheep” is track 6 on Kate Bush’s seminal work, Hounds of Love; her fifth studio album. The song begins side two of the album, a conceptual suite of seven tracks dubbed, “The Ninth Wave”.

Kate Bush described “The Ninth Wave” as being “about a person who is alone in the water for the night. It’s about their past, present and future coming to keep them awake, to stop them drowning, to stop them going to sleep until the morning comes”.

“And Dream of Sheep” is the most literal of the suite, introducing the narrator who is lost at sea. The song is comprised only of Kate Bush’s signature voice, soft piano and acoustic guitar, punctuated by various samples and sound effects, highlighting key moments in the lyrics. Sea whistles and acoustic guitars appear near the end to finish the song.