Patrick Wolf, Marianne Faithfull - Magpie lyrics
[Patrick Wolf, Marianne Faithfull - Magpie lyrics]
Magpie, was it you who
Stole the wedding ring?
Or what other thieving bird would
Steal such hope away?
Magpie, I am lost among the hinterland
Caught among the bracken and the ferns
And the boys who have no name
There's no name for us
Still, we sing
And still, we sing
Little boy, little boy, lost and blue
Listen now, let me tell you what to do
You can run on, run along
Alone or home between the knees of her
All among her bracken and her ferns
And the boy will have a name
And we will sing
And we will sing
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
Stole the wedding ring?
Or what other thieving bird would
Steal such hope away?
Magpie, I am lost among the hinterland
Caught among the bracken and the ferns
And the boys who have no name
There's no name for us
Still, we sing
And still, we sing
Little boy, little boy, lost and blue
Listen now, let me tell you what to do
You can run on, run along
Alone or home between the knees of her
All among her bracken and her ferns
And the boy will have a name
And we will sing
And we will sing
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