The Lark And The Magpie (chrom)

THE LARK AND THE MAGPIE chrom
Trad. folk song
Key: C
Time: 6/8

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In a snug lit-tle field 
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of a neigh-bor-ing park
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On a beau-ti-ful morn-ing in spring
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A pert lit-tle mag-pie once asked of a lark
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If he tho’t he could teach him to sing
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“Oh no” said the lark with a com-i-cal look
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As he war-bled and wag-gled his tail
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It would be too much trou-ble and sor-row
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And I know I most sure-ly would fail
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For he who won’t lis-ten
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The art of a teach-er de-fies
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And birds who chat-ter
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Can nev-er ex-pect to be wise