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 He is a fool who lets slip a bird in the hand for a bird in the 
bush.  
 He is a fool who lets slip a bird in the hand for a bird in the 
bush. 
 Thou little bird, thou dweller by the sea,
 Why takest thou its melancholy voice,
  And with that read more 
 Thou little bird, thou dweller by the sea,
 Why takest thou its melancholy voice,
  And with that boding cry
   Along the waves dost thou fly?
    Oh! rather, bird, with me
     Through this fair land rejoice! 
You must not think, sir, to catch old birds with chaff.
You must not think, sir, to catch old birds with chaff.
To warm their little loves the birds complain.
To warm their little loves the birds complain.
 Fish got to swim and birds got to fly
 I got to love one man till I die,
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 Fish got to swim and birds got to fly
 I got to love one man till I die,
  Can't help lovin' dat man of mine. 
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
Birdes of a feather will flocke togither.
Birdes of a feather will flocke togither.
 Every bird that upwards swings
 Bears the Cross upon its wings.  
 Every bird that upwards swings
 Bears the Cross upon its wings.