The Wren Song chords by The Clancy Brothers

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Verse 1

The wren, the wren, the king of all birds

on St. Stephen's Day got

caught in the furze

So it's up with the kettle and down with the pan give

Verse 2

us a penny to burry the wren

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Verse 3

As I was gone to Killenaule I met the

wren upon the wall

I upped with me wattle and knocked him down

and brought him into Carrick town

Verse 4
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Little bird, little bird, where is
your nest?
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'Tis in the bush that I love best
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It's in the tree, the holly tree
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where all the boys do follow me

Verse 5
We followed the wren three miles or more three miles
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or more, three miles or more
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We followed the wren three
miles or more
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at six o'clock in the morning

Verse 6

I have a little box under me arm

under me arm, under me arm

I have a little box under me arm

a penny or tuppence'll do it no

Verse 7
harm
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Mrs. O'Gill is a very good woman
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a very good woman, a very good woman
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Mrs. O'Gill is a very good woman
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she gave us a penny to bury the
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A 
wrench
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ing