Here's the tune:

MIDI file: thrush.mid

Timebase: 192

Name: The song of the thrush
Text: Generated by NoteWorthy Composer
TimeSig: 3/4 24 8
Start
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End

This program is worth the effort of learning it.

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ABC format:

X:1
T:The song of the thrush
M:3/4
Q:1/4=120
K:C
G6|e2B2c2|d2c2^G2|B2A2E2|B2A4|G2A2G2|f2d2^d2|
e2c2A2|G4G2|e2B2c2|d2c2^G2|B2A2E2|B2A4|G2A2G2|
f2e2d2|A2B2G2|c6|B2c2^c2|d2e2d2|d2A2B2|A2G4|
d2^f2e2|d2c2A2|G2^F2G2|A6|e2B2c2|d2c2^G2|
B2A2E2|B2A4|G2A2G2|f2e2d2|A2B2G2|c4c2|B2A2G2|
c4cd|e2d2A2|d4c2|B2F2G2|B4A2|G6|G2e2e2|e2f2e2|
e4d2|A4Bc|e2d2A2|e4^d2|d6|e2f2e2|d2e2d2|c2d2c2|
B4cB|A2^G2A2|c2d2^d2|e6|-e2G2G2|G2A2B2|c2f2e2|
e2d2A2|d6|c2B2G2|e4d2|c6|-c7/2||

I haven't tried to fit every word exactly, but you shouldn't have much trouble with it. It may be too high (it's in C), so if you haven;'t got the means to transpose it, let me know and I'll do it for you.

Steve