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The Unthanks – Magpie
Seven’s for a secret never told ………………
Magpie
One’s for sorrow
Two’s for joy
Three’s for a girl and
Four’s for a boy
Five’s for silver
Six for gold
Seven’s for a secret never told
Devil devil i defy thee
Devil devil i defy thee
Devil devil i defy thee
Two’s for joy
Three’s for a girl and
Four’s for a boy
Five’s for silver
Six for gold
Seven’s for a secret never told
Devil devil i defy thee
Devil devil i defy thee
Devil devil i defy thee
Oh the magpie brings us tidings
Of news both fair and fowl
She’s more cunning than the raven
More wise than any owl
For she brings us news of the harvest
Of the barley we done called
And she knows when we’ll go to our graves
Of news both fair and fowl
She’s more cunning than the raven
More wise than any owl
For she brings us news of the harvest
Of the barley we done called
And she knows when we’ll go to our graves
And how we shall be born
One’s for sorrow
Two’s for joy
Three’s for a girl and
Four’s for a boy
Five’s for silver
Six for gold
Seven’s for a secret never told
Devil devil i defy thee
Two’s for joy
Three’s for a girl and
Four’s for a boy
Five’s for silver
Six for gold
Seven’s for a secret never told
Devil devil i defy thee
Devil devil i defy thee
Devil devil i defy thee
Devil devil i defy thee
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 labor
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 labor
And she mocks us at our work
And she steals the extra from out of the nest
And she can mob the hob
And she steals the extra from out of the nest
And she can mob the hob
One’s for sorrow
Two’s for joy
Three’s for a girl and
Two’s for joy
Three’s for a girl and
Four’s for a boy
Five’s for silver
Six for gold
Five’s for silver
Six for gold
Seven’s for a secret never told
Devil devil i defy thee
Devil devil i defy thee
Devil devil i defy thee
Devil devil i defy thee
Devil devil i defy thee
Devil devil i defy thee
The priest he says we’re wicked
But to worship the devils birth
Ah but we respect the old ways
But to worship the devils birth
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’ll always leave out a little bit of meat
For the bird that’s black and white
For we know they rest uneasy
As we slumber in the night
And we’ll always leave out a little bit of meat
For the bird that’s black and white
One’s for sorrow
Two’s for joy
Three’s for a girl and
Four’s for a boy
Five’s for silver
Six for gold
Seven’s for a secret never told
Two’s for joy
Three’s for a girl and
Four’s for a boy
Five’s for silver
Six for gold
Seven’s for a secret never told
Love the Unthanks and have seen them alive a few times – I’ve even spoken to Rachel at the bar! They come from my part of the world, near Newcastle. Happy new year, Achim!
Ah, you really spoke to her? I get jealous instantly. Thanks for your comment. For an independant Scotland 🙂
And a happy new year for you, too.
Achim
Happy new year to you too, Achim. Independence in Europe!
yeah 🙂
Klingt ähnlich Soap + Skin (Anja Plaschg) aus Österreich. So schön eindringlich.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8tBrb7Q9-8
Kannte sie nicht. Vielen Dank für den Tipp.
Wundervoll, Wertester. Im wahrsten Sinne voller kleiner Wunder. Notennotate. Perlgestimm. Schwarzweißgesänge.Und darüber fliegen Pupillenküsse, die wissend erstrahlen. Dankeschön für dieses Jahresanfangspraliné. Dass hier just ein Schwarzweißgeflatter von Nachbars Dache abhob und meinen Blick federschmeichelnd vom Rechenknecht abholte, ist natürlich kein Zufall. Die gibts nämlich nicht. (Nagut, der Nachbar streut immer Erdnüsse aus, das kann so einen Kleinstzufall schon mal befeuern!)
Ihnen von Herzen alles Gute, mögen Sie Freude verspüren im Jahresverlauf und mögen Ihnen stets fabulöse Melodien die Lauschläppchen beschmeicheln.
Ihre Frau Knobloch, nochmal mitsummend zugetan.
Werteste, es wundert mich nicht, dass eine sanfte schöne Seele wie Sie diese Musik wertschätzen 🙂
Herzlich zugeneigt, Ihr A.
I see myself at Stirling Castle, sitting in the great throne room, listening to the singing of the performers.
Oh wow, the bastion against Bonnie Prince Charlie 🙂