A Magpie sate on a pear-tree,
A Magpie sate on a pear-tree,
A Magpie sate on a pear-tree.
Heigh O, heigh O, heigh O!
Once so merrily hopp’d she,
Twice so merrily hopp’d she,
Thrice so merrily hopp’d she.
Heigh O, heigh O, heigh O!
A Magpie sate on a pear-tree,
A Magpie sate on a pear-tree,
A Magpie sate on a pear-tree.
Heigh O, heigh O, heigh O!
Once so merrily hopp’d she,
Twice so merrily hopp’d she,
Thrice so merrily hopp’d she.
Heigh O, heigh O, heigh O!
A “Magpie” is a bird; and “sate” is sat.