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1. Three fair maidens a milking did go, / Three maidens a milking did go, / And the wind it did blow high, / And the wind it did blow low, / And it tossed their pails to and fro.
2. Then they met with a man they did know, / O they met with a man they did know, / And they said, Have you the skill, / And they said, Have you the will, / For to catch us a small bird or two?
3. Here's a health to the blackbird in the bush, / Likewise to the merry wood-do'e (dove). / If you'll go along with me / Unto yonder flow'ring tree, / I will catch you a small bird or two.
4. So they went till they stayèd at a bush, / So they went till they stayèd at two. / And the birds they flew about, / Pretty birds flew in and out / And he caught them by one and by two.
5. So my boys we will drink down the sun, / So my boys we will drink down the moon! / For we birds are of one feather, / And we surely flock together, / Let the people say little or none.