Hawk and Crow

Said the hawk unto the crow one day,

"Oh how can you in mourning stay?"

"I was once in love but I did prove slack

And ever since I wear the black."

"I was once in love but I did prove slack

And ever since I wear the black."

The next to speak was Willie wagtail,

"I was once in love but I did prevail,

I was once in love but I did prevail

And ever since I wag my tail."

I was once in love but I did prevail

And ever since I wag my tail."

Then up and spoke the little brown thrush,

She was sitting in yon holly bush,

"Oh the way to love I heard them say

Is to court all night and to sleep all day."

And the last to speak was Jenny wren,

"Do you know what I'd do if I were a man?

In case that one should wriggle and go

I'd wear two strings all upon my bow."