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Posted By: GUEST,Peter Laban
22-Sep-19 - 11:36 AM
Thread Name: rhymes for counting Magpies
Subject: RE: rhymes for counting Magpies
Fiddler Tommy Peoples, in his book From Time to Time gives the following in the notes to his composition 'Two for joy' (a reel):
One for sorrow, two for joy
Three for a girl, four for a boy
Five for silver, six for gold
Seven for a secret, never to be told
Eight for diamonds, nine for love
Ten for a mystery from above.