Verse
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The Magpie is a most illustrious bird.
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Dwells in a diamond tree.
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One brings sorrow and one brings joy,
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Sorrow and joy for me.
Verse 2:
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The Magpie is a most royal bird.
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Black and blue as night.
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I would that I had feathers three,
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Black and blue and white.
Verse 3:
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I saw the gentle Magpie bird,
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In the dusky yester-eve.
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One brings sorrow and one brings joy,
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Sorrow and joy for me,
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Sorrow and joy for me.
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