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[Chorus]
BbWhere be that Blackbird to? I know where he Fbe.
He be up yon Wurzel tree. And EbI be after Bbhe.
Now BbI sees he. EbHe sees I. BbBuggered if I don't Ebget him.
With a Bbgert big Fstick I'll Ebknock him Bbdown. Blackbird I'll 'Fave Bbhe.
La la la la la la. la la la la la la. Ow's your father? FAlrBbight.
[Verse 1]
BbAll my life I'm on the farm, working for me Ebkeep.
FTending pigs and chickens, and them cows and Bbsheep.
But everywhere I'm working, there's one who always Ebmocks me.
He's Fhiding somewhere in the trees, blackbird I'll 'Bbave he
[Chorus]
BbWhere be that Blackbird to? I know where he Fbe.
He be up yon Wurzel tree. And EbI be after Bbhe.
Now BbI sees he. EbHe sees I. BbBuggered if I don't Ebget him.
With a Bbgert big Fstick I'll Ebknock him Bbdown. Blackbird I'll 'Fave Bbhe.
La la la la la la. la la la la la la. Ow's your father? FAlrBbight.
[Verse 2]
BbUnderneath the open sky, in spring we loves to Ebdine.
We Flikes to hear the flapping of the missus' washing Bbline.
We listens to a tuneful song, a blackbird or a Ebtit
But Fon me vest and underpants, he scored a direct Bbhit
[Chorus]
BbWhere be that Blackbird to? I know where he Fbe.
He be up yon Wurzel tree. And EbI be after Bbhe.
Now BbI sees he. EbHe sees I. BbBuggered if I don't Ebget him.
With a Bbgert big Fstick I'll Ebknock him Bbdown. Blackbird I'll 'Fave Bbhe.
La la la la la la. la la la la la la. Ow's your father? FAlrBbight.
[Verse 3]
BbIf I go out poaching, a creeping through the Ebfields.
FWith my old retriever, a following at me Bbheels.
If I aim me shotgun, at a pheasant in the Ebhay.
That Fbloody blackbird starts his row, and frightens him aBbway.
[Chorus]
BbWhere be that Blackbird to? I know where he Fbe.
He be up yon Wurzel tree. And EbI be after Bbhe.
Now BbI sees he. EbHe sees I. BbBuggered if I don't Ebget him.
With a Bbgert big Fstick I'll Ebknock him Bbdown. Blackbird I'll 'Fave Bbhe.
La la la la la la. la la la la la la. Ow's your father? FAlrBbight.
[Verse 4]
BbNo longer can I sleep at night, get peace of any Ebkind
That Fbird'll be the death of me, he's preying on me Bbmind
If I chase him long enough, I'll get'en by and Ebby.
And Fcelebrate me victory with a gert big blackbird Bbpie
[Chorus]
BbWhere be that Blackbird to? I know where he Fbe.
He be up yon Wurzel tree. And EbI be after Bbhe.
Now BbI sees he. EbHe sees I. BbBuggered if I don't Ebget him.
With a Bbgert big Fstick I'll Ebknock him Bbdown. Blackbird I'll 'Fave Bbhe.
La la la la la la. la la la la la la. Ow's your father? FAlrBbight.
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