Henrik Norbeck's Song Lyrics

Blackbirds and Thrushes

If All the Young Maidens Were Blackbirds and Thrushes
Sheet Music (and more information about this song)

If all the young ladies were blackbirds and thrushes
If all the young ladies were blackbirds and thrushes
Then all the young men would go beating the bushes
Right-fol-del-dal diddle-da-diddle-dal-dey

If all the young ladies were ducks on the water
If all the young ladies were ducks on the water
Then all the young men would go swimming in laughter
Right-fol-del-dal diddle-da-diddle-dal-dey

If all the young ladies were rushes a-growing
If all the young ladies were rushes a-growing
Then all the young men would get scythes and go mowing
Right-fol-del-dal diddle-da-diddle-dal-dey

If the ladies were all trout and salmon so lovely
If the ladies were all trout and salmon so lively
Then divil the men would go fishing on Friday
Right-fol-del-dal diddle-da-diddle-dal-dey

If all the young ladies were hares on the mountain
If all the young ladies were hares on the mountain
The men with their hounds would be out without countin'
Right-fol-del-dal diddle-da-diddle-dal-dey

Discography: Niamh Parsons
Quilty

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