Mythology & Folklore
There were two birds sat on a stone
From The Nursery Rhymes of England, collected by J. O. Halliwell (London: Warne; first ed. 1842; this printing 1886)
There were two birds sat on a stone,
Fa, la, la, la, lal, de;
One flew away, and then there was one,
Fa, la, la, la, lal, de;
The other flew after, and then there was none,
Fa, la, la, la, lal, de;
And so the poor stone was left all alone,
Fa, la, la, la, lal, de!
Codex Note
Halliwell's class: Songs.
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Anonymous (English nursery rhymes). “There were two birds sat on a stone.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-english-nursery-rhymes/162/.
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Anonymous (English nursery rhymes). “There were two birds sat on a stone.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-english-nursery-rhymes/162/.
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