Bird in the Bush

Three maidens a-milking did go :|

And the wind it blow high and the wind it did blow low

It tossed their petticoats to and fro

|: They met with a young man they know :|

And they've asked it of him if he had any skill

To catch them a small bird or two

|: Oh yes I've a very good skill :|

And it's come away with me to the yonder flowering tree

And I'll catch you a small bird or two

So |: it's off to the greenwoods went they :|

And he's tapped at the bush and the bird it did fly in

Just a little above her white knee

And her sparkling eyes they did turn round

Just as if she was in a swound

And she cried “Oh, I've a bird and a very pretty bird

He's a-pecking away at his own ground”

|: Here's a health to the bird in the bush :|

And we'll drink up the sun, and we'll drink down the moon

Let the neighbours say little or much