I need some help with the lyrics to Magpie by Maddy Prior, a variation of the original "nursery" song. It is track #16 off her 2008 album 'Seven For Old England'. I managed to transcribe most of the lyrics, but have a few errors. This is the studio recording I'm trying to transcribe: Studio version This is a live version of the song: Live version These are the lyrics (with errors) that I managed so far: [Verse] Magpie, you lie You lied in your teeth, you said you were no thief You came at leisure, you stole your pleasure You left with treasure, my heart [Chorus] One for sorrow, two for joy Three for a wedding, four for a boy Five for a fiddler, six for a dance Seven for Old England and eight for France [Verse] Magpie, so sly Swoop down to your perch, with beady eye(s) in search You're all incapable of the blackbird's startle Will end you vision, my heart [Chorus] [Instrumental] [Verse] Magpie, fly high Way out of my reach, you chatter and you screech You wear the talons of the peregrine falcon That kills for certain, my heart [Chorus] One for sorrow, two for joy Three for a wedding, four for a boy Five for a fiddler, six for a dance Seven for Old England Seven for Old England Seven for Old England Any help would be much appreciated, thanks.
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