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Thread #130409   Message #4141333
Posted By: GUEST,TheSandman
09-May-22 - 05:18 PM
Thread Name: Origins: Echo Mocks the Corncrake / Corncraik
Subject: RE: Origins: Echo Mocks the Corncrake / Corncraik
Oh, the corncrake is now away, the burn is to the brim
The whinny knowes are clad wi' snaw that tips the highest whin
But when cauld winter is away and summer clears the sky
We'll welcome back the corncrake, the bird o' rural joy.
sometimes it has been sung as... the bird of sweet july