As I drove down the road,
A small country road
There were three of them,
Three of them on the road.
And then I knew,
I knew what the baby would be,
The new life entering this world
Would be a girl.
The magpies had told me,
One for sorrow,
One for joy,
Three for a girl,
And sure enough
The baby came,
And it was a girl,
A new born baby girl
With a wonderful life ahead,
Ahead of her,
The magpies had told me.
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.