tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9311998.post115747104369839364..comments2024-03-27T07:47:11.168-07:00Comments on LA REVUE GAUCHE - Left Comment: A Murder of Crows in Canada's Murder CapitalEUGENE PLAWIUKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11736971647879996375noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9311998.post-69207836554778450012008-08-25T02:22:00.000-07:002008-08-25T02:22:00.000-07:00Hi I looked up your crow poem thinking that is the...Hi I looked up your crow poem thinking that is the magpie not crow poem from old sources...it was...<BR/>the crow verse is different...<BR/>(This particular version is used in the Counting Crows song "A Murder of One."<BR/><BR/>One for sorrow <BR/>Two for mirth <BR/>Three for a funeral <BR/>Four for a birth <BR/>Five for heaven <BR/>Six for hell <BR/>Seven's the Devil his own sel' <BR/>Sometimes (but rarely), three extra lines are added:<BR/><BR/>Eight for a wish <BR/>Nine for a kiss <BR/>Ten for a bird that you won't want to miss. <BR/>or<BR/><BR/>Eight for a wish <BR/>Nine for a kiss <BR/>Ten for a time of Joyous Blissbreadonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08130360408063052931noreply@blogger.com