Willow, tit-willow
(Ko-Ko :)
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1. On a tree by a river a little tom-tit,
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sang
"Willow, titwillow, titwillow
!"
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And I said to him, "Dicky-bird, why do you sit,
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singing
'Willow, titwillow, titwillow'
?"
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"Is it weakness of
intellect, birdie ?" I cried,
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"Or a rather tough worm
in your little inside ?"
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With a shake of his poor
little head, he replied,
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"Oh, willow, titwillow, titwillow !" + G - D - G
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2. He slapped at his chest, as he sat on that bough,
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singing
"Willow, titwillow, titwillow!"
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And a cold perspiration
bespangled his brow,
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Oh, willow, titwillow, titwillow!
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He sobbed and he sighed, and a
gurgle he gave,
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then
he plunged himself into the billowy wave.
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And an echo arose from the
suicide's grave -
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"Oh, willow, titwillow, titwillow!" + G - D -
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3. Now I feel just as sure as I'm sure that my name
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isn't
Willow, titwillow, titwillow,
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that
'twas blighted affection that made him exclaim
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"Oh, willow, titwillow, titwillow !"
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And if you remain callous and
obdurate, I
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shall
perish as he did, and you will know why.
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Though I probably shall not
exclaim as I die,
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"Oh, willow, titwillow, titwillow!"
(orig. = capo 1st) (Gilbert & Sullivan)