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Old 21-11-2009, 08:15 PM
Geoff F Geoff F is offline
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Re: Old Sayings,Anecdotes,Related to Wildlife

Here is an old song about the Cuckoo. It is written in the Dartmoor Dialect so I will try to retype it correctly.

The gugu es a purty bird.
Er zingeth as er vlieth;
Er bring'th gude tidins,
Er tell'th naw lies;
Er zucketh swate vlowers
Tu kaype er voice clear,
An' whan er zingeth gugu
The zummer draeth near.

Hope you can understand that.
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