One's for sorrow Two's for joy Three's for a girl and Four's for a boy Five's for silver Six for gold Seven's for a secret never told Devil devil i defy thee Devil devil i defy thee Devil devil i defy thee
Oh the magpie brings us tidings Of news both fair and fowl She's more cunning than the raven More wise than any owl For she brings us news of the harvest Of the barley we done called And she knows when we'll go to our graves
And how we shall be born
One's for sorrow Two's for joy Three's for a girl and Four's for a boy Five's for silver Six for gold Seven's for a secret never told Devil devil i defy thee
Devil devil i defy thee Devil devil i defy thee
She brings us joy when from the right Grief when from the left Of all the news that's in the air We know to trust her best For she sees us at our labor
And she mocks us at our work And she steals the extra from out of the nest And she can mob the hob
One's for sorrow Two's for joy Three's for a girl and
Four's for a boy Five's for silver Six for gold
Seven's for a secret never told Devil devil i defy thee Devil devil i defy thee Devil devil i defy thee
The priest he says we're wicked But to worship the devils birth Ah but we respect the old ways
And we disregard his word For we know they rest uneasy As we slumber in the night And we'll always leave out a little bit of meat For the bird that's black and white
One's for sorrow Two's for joy Three's for a girl and Four's for a boy Five's for silver Six for gold Seven's for a secret never told