Said the hawk unto the crow one day, "Oh how can you in mourning stay?" "I was once in love but I did prove slack And ever since I wear the black." "I was once in love but I did prove slack And ever since I wear the black." The next to speak was Willie wagtail, "I was once in love but I did prevail, I was once in love but I did prevail And ever since I wag my tail." I was once in love but I did prevail And ever since I wag my tail." Then up and spoke the little brown thrush, She was sitting in yon holly bush, "Oh the way to love I heard them say Is to court all night and to sleep all day." And the last to speak was Jenny wren, "Do you know what I'd do if I were a man? In case that one should wriggle and go I'd wear two strings all upon my bow."