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Magpie

from Hand Made Heart by Broadoak

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Davey Dodds's lovely version of the children's rhyme.

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One for sorrow, two for joy, three for a girl and four for a boy
Five for silver, six for gold, seven for a secret never told

Devil, devil, I defy thee (x3)

Oh the magpie brings us tidings of news both fair and foul
She's more cunning than the raven, more wise than any owl
She brings us news of the harvest, of barley wheat and corn,
She knows when we'll go to our graves, how we shall be born

One for sorrow...

She brings us joy when from the right, grief when from the left,
Of all the news that's in the air we know to trust her best
For she sees us at our labour and she mocks us at our work
She steals the egg from out of the nest and she can mob the hawk

Devil, devil...

Now the priest he says we're wicked to worship the devil's bird
Ah, but we respect the old ways and we disregard his word
For we know they rest uneasy as we slumber in the night
And we always leave out a little bit of meat for the bird that's black and white

One for sorrow...

Devil, devil...

credits

from Hand Made Heart, released May 28, 2022
Dodds arr. Broadoak

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Broadoak Wales, UK

Chris Kay (voice, keyboard, whistle)
Peter Kay (voice, guitars, knob twiddling)
Wendy Lewis (violin, voice, knitting)

We live in West Wales, and are very glad that we do.

Our website is www.broadoakfolk.com
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