The Magpies

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When Tom and Elizabeth took the farm,
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the bracken made their bed.

[Chorus]
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(and) Kwada-ludle-woodle-loodle-ladle, the magpie said.

[Verse 2]
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Tom's hands were strong, and to the plough,
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Elizabeth's lips were red.

[Bridge]
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Year in, year out, they were,
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whilst the pines grew overhead.

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(and) Kwada-ludle-woodle-loodle-ladle, the magpie said.

[Verse 3]
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But all the beautiful crops then went,
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to the mortgage man instead.

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(and) Kwada-ludle-woodle-loodle-ladle, the magpie said.

[Verse 4]
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Tom's hands were strong, and to the plough,
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Elizabeth's lips were red.

[Chorus]
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(and) Kwada-ludle-woodle-loodle-ladle, the magpie said.


[Bridge]
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Elizabeth is dead now, its years ago..
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Old Tom went ilght in the head.

[Chorus]
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(and) Kwada-ludle-woodle-loodle-ladle, the magpie said.

N.C.
The farm's still there, the mortage coorporations couldn't give it away.

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(and) Kwada-ludle-woodle-loodle-ladle, the magpie said.

[Outro]
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*Rake til end