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 That which prevents disagreeable flies from feeding on your 
repast, was once the proud tail of a splendid bird.  
 That which prevents disagreeable flies from feeding on your 
repast, was once the proud tail of a splendid bird. 
 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! 
Birdes of a feather will flocke togither.
Birdes of a feather will flocke togither.
 Over increasingly large areas of the United States, spring now 
comes unheralded by the return of the birds, and read more 
 Over increasingly large areas of the United States, spring now 
comes unheralded by the return of the birds, and the early 
mornings are strangely silent where once they were filled with 
the beauty of bird song. 
You must not think, sir, to catch old birds with chaff.
You must not think, sir, to catch old birds with chaff.
 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. 
 Every bird that upwards swings
 Bears the Cross upon its wings.  
 Every bird that upwards swings
 Bears the Cross upon its wings. 
 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.