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Position:Home>Books & Authors> Can anyone give me the Magpie Nursery rhyme?Question: Can anyone give me the Magpie Nursery rhyme!? Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: The rhyme goes like this: One for sorrow, Two for mirth, Three for a wedding, Four for a birth!. Five for rich, Six for poor, Seven for a witch -- I can tell you no more!. Another version is: One for sorrow, Two for joy Three for a girl, Four for a boy Five for silver, Six for gold Seven for a secret never to be told!. A third found in Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable is: One's sorrow, two's mirth, Three's a wedding, four's a birth, Five's a christening, six a dearth, Seven's heaven, eight is hell, And nine's the devil his old self!.Www@QuestionHome@Com The Magpie Nursery rhyme is!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!. One for sorrow!. Two for joy!. Three for a girl!. Four for a boy!. Five for silver!. Six for gold!. Seven for a secret never to be told!. Eight's a wish!. Nine's a kiss!. Ten is a bird you must not miss, MAGPIE!.Www@QuestionHome@Com One for Sorrow Two for Joy Three for a Girl Four for a Boy Five for Silver Six for Gold Seven for a Secret Never To Be ToldWww@QuestionHome@Com |