Page type: lyric reference
Artist: Donovan
Canonical path: /donovan/the-magpie
Related lyric paths: 6
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The Magpie
Read The Magpie lyrics by Donovan on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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The Magpie
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The Magpie is a most illustrious bird
Dwells in a diamond tree
One brings sorrow and one brings joy
Sorry and joy for me
The Magpie is a most royal bird
Black and blue as night
I would that I had feathers three
Black and blue and white
I saw the gentle Magpie bird
In the dusky yestereve
One brings sorrow and one brings joy
Sorrow and joy for me....
Sorrow and joy for me....
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Donovan performs "The Magpie", and this lyric page sits inside the Donovan catalog on LyroVerse.
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