Name: To Catch a Magpie - RobertKC
Duration: P00H03M47S
Description: “Very thought-provoking, magical and classic as though this song has always been in existence and merely passed from generation to generation.“ @Bill

To Catch a Magpie - RobertKC

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“Very thought-provoking, magical and classic as though this song has always been in existence and merely passed from generation to generation.“ @Bill

lyrics

TO CATCH A MAGPIE

Willow oh Willow
what`s this I see
you kilt your gown skipping
my nemesis to meet
he preens like a vicar
in plumage of black and white
o`ermasters our love
with a mesmerist`s eye

one for sorrow
two for joy
three for a girl
four for a boy

Clem my Clem
remember the day
lilt in her voice
the Weavers Stone where you lay
be furtive not bold
let your tongue be your sword
your rival plays this game
like devil like a lord

five for silver
six for gold
seven for a secret
never to be told

take care take
when you set your snare
to catch a magpie

the Magpie the Magpie
many words little truth
has her soul on tiptoes
on her promise she broods
Clem rushes in
with hailstone of blows
to the gallows not Willow
he`ll soon pledge his oath

one for sorrow
two for joy
three for a girl
four for a boy

the sky shall fall
before that pitiless eye
when love lies bleeding
away flies the magpie

five for silver
six for gold
seven for a secret
never to be told

take care take
when you set your snare
to catch a magpie

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from Nature Inspires, released March 18, 2022

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