According to popular songs which bird flew over the rainbow and the white cliffs of Dover
"is abundant. The rarest of the birds that live along the cliffs is the peregrine falcon. In recent decline and endangered, the skylark also makes its home on the cliffs. The cliffs are home to fulmars, which resemble gulls, and to colonies of black-legged kittiwake, a species of gull. Bluebird, as mentioned in the classic World War II song ""(There'll Be Bluebirds Over) The White Cliffs of Dover"" is an old country name for swallows and house martins, which make an annual migration to continental Europe, many of them crossing the English Channel at least twice a year. Among the"
"used it to advertise their products. Dairy Crest adapted the tune to advertise their Clover margarine in the UK. Many popular singers and bands have covered the song, including: The Wild Rover ""The Wild Rover"" (Roud 1173) is a popular English-language folk song whose origins are contested. Historically, the song has been referred to in Irish folklore and, since the late sixteenth century, it has been noted in written records—although it is likely that some northern Atlantic fishing crews knew the song before these historical accounts were made. The song is a staple for artists performing live music in Irish"
"the spring. Are the little birds that come from outside. Is the rainbow that we see shining. The great loves of many colors The great loves of many colors. Brilliant and delicate is dressed the dawn. Are the thousand gleams the sun treasures. Is dressed the diamond we see shining. The great loves of many colors. The great loves of many colors. The rooster sings, the rooster sings With a cock-a-doodle, cock-a-doodle-doo. With a cluck, cluck, cluck, cluck, cluck. With a cheep, cheep, cheep, cheep, cheep. The great loves of many colors. The great loves of many colors. Let us"
"and rocked, I heard him sing, Singing Aura Lea. Aura Lea, Aura Lea, Maid with golden hair; Sunshine came along with thee, And swallows in the air. In thy blush the rose was born, Music, when you spake, Through thine azure eye the morn, Sparkling seemed to break. Aura Lea, Aura Lea, Birds of crimson wing, Never song have sung to me, As in that sweet spring. Aura Lea! the bird may flee, The willow's golden hair Swing through winter fitfully, On the stormy air. Yet if thy blue eyes I see, Gloom will soon depart; For to me, sweet"
"<poem>[Chorus:] Speed, bonnie boat, like a bird on the wing, Onward! the sailors cry; Carry the lad that's born to be King Over the sea to Skye. Loud the winds howl, loud the waves roar, Thunderclaps rend the air; Baffled, our foes stand by the shore, Follow they will not dare. [Chorus] Though the waves leap, soft shall ye sleep, Ocean's a royal bed. Rocked in the deep, Flora will keep Watch by your weary head. [Chorus] Many’s the lad, fought in that day Well the claymore did wield; When the night came, silently lay Dead on Cullodens field. [Chorus]"
"allusion to the idiom as well. In 1942, the popular song ""(There'll Be Bluebirds Over) The White Cliffs of Dover"" used them, despite an absence of real blue birds on those cliffs, among other imagery to lift spirits. The Academy Award-winning song, ""Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah,"" from Disney's 1946 live-action and animated film ""Song of the South"" makes reference to ""Mr. Bluebird on my shoulder"" as a symbol of good cheer. In the 1946 Japanese film ""No Regrets for Our Youth"", directed by Akira Kurosawa, when Yukie and Noge reunite in Tokyo during the war, Yukie laments that she is not happy with"
"in numbers when horses were the primary mode of transportation, requiring larger supplies of hay. Emily Dickinson penned many poems about the bird. Edgar Allan Poe mentions the bird in ""Landor's Cottage"". The bobolink is mentioned in the song Evelina by Harold Arlen and Yip Harburg, from the musical ""Bloomer Girl"": <poem>Evelina, won't ya ever take a shine to that moon? Evelina, ain't ya bothered by the Bobolink's tune?</poem> The bird is also one of the many important ornithological references in Vladimir Nabokov's John Shade's poem ""Pale Fire"" in the novel of the same name. Sophie Jewett ends her poem"
"The Wild Rover ""The Wild Rover"" (Roud 1173) is a popular English-language folk song whose origins are contested. Historically, the song has been referred to in Irish folklore and, since the late sixteenth century, it has been noted in written records—although it is likely that some northern Atlantic fishing crews knew the song before these historical accounts were made. The song is a staple for artists performing live music in Irish pubs. It is often considered to be a drinking song rather than a temperance song. For many people, the Wild Rover is the stereotypical Irish drinking song. In the"
"The Bells of Aberdovey (song) The Bells of Aberdovey (in ) is a popular song which refers to the village now usually known by its Welsh name of Aberdyfi (or in ) in Gwynedd, Wales, at the mouth of the River Dyfi on Cardigan Bay. The song is based on the legend of Cantre'r Gwaelod, which is also called ""Cantref Gwaelod"" or ""Cantref y Gwaelod"" (or in ). This ancient sunken kingdom is said to have occupied a tract of fertile land lying between Ramsey Island and Bardsey Island in what is now Cardigan Bay to the west of Wales."
"Aberdovey"". The Bells of Aberdovey (song) The Bells of Aberdovey (in ) is a popular song which refers to the village now usually known by its Welsh name of Aberdyfi (or in ) in Gwynedd, Wales, at the mouth of the River Dyfi on Cardigan Bay. The song is based on the legend of Cantre'r Gwaelod, which is also called ""Cantref Gwaelod"" or ""Cantref y Gwaelod"" (or in ). This ancient sunken kingdom is said to have occupied a tract of fertile land lying between Ramsey Island and Bardsey Island in what is now Cardigan Bay to the west of"
"later dramatised and filmed, but retaining and expanding the poems as voice-over narration, as ""The White Cliffs of Dover"" (1944). This told the story of a young American woman who goes to England in mid-1914, for a fortnight, falls in love with an American aristocrat, and marries him: he is killed in the last days of the First World War in 1918, and when World War II breaks out in 1939, she must decide whether or not to let her son join the army to fight for England. The story helped sway American sentiment towards helping the British, and was"
"ran out. Following her, Elsie Janis was called The Sweetheart of the AEF. Sweethearts during World War II included Vera Lynn (now Dame Vera Lynn), whose singing (""(There'll Be Bluebirds Over) The White Cliffs of Dover"" and ""We'll Meet Again"") brought great happiness to many in Britain; Gracie Fields; and Anne Shelton. Frances Langford, whose husband was assistant secretary of the United States Air Force under president Harry Truman, was ""Singing Sweetheart of the Fighting Fronts"" from World War II to the Korean War and the Vietnam War. Present-day sweethearts for the British forces include Nell McAndrew, Katherine Jenkins and"
"By the little wayside chapel in that green old Irish lane. The Old Whitewashed Schoolhouse of Shanganamore Through the bogs of Dunbrin, leaping pool after pool, ""Up and follow the leader"" 's the law of the school; A plunge at the stile with the risk of a spill, For the best bunch of cowslips on green Cowsey's hill A race for the rath through the long meadow grass, Though the boldest heart quakes at the dread ""fairy pass"" A leap for the hazel, a rustling of boughs Hush ! its only the gadfly that's driving the cows. A gallop for"
"The Raggle Taggle Gypsy ""The Raggle Taggle Gypsy"" (Roud 1, Child 200), is a traditional folk song that originated as a Scottish border ballad, and has been popular throughout Britain, Ireland and North America. It concerns a rich lady who runs off to join the gypsies (or one gypsy). Common alternative names are ""The Raggle Taggle Gypsies O"", ""The Gypsy Laddie(s)"", ""Black Jack David"" (or ""Davy"") and ""Seven Yellow Gypsies"". In the folk tradition the song was extremely popular, spread all over the English-speaking world by broadsheets and oral tradition. It went under a great many titles, including ""Black Jack"
"roadside tavern. While there, a gentleman walks in the door with a curious-looking bird on his shoulder. The man, who turns out to be a smooth-talking salesman, walks up to the main character and boasts about the bird's singing abilities. The protagonist is skeptical and asks the salesman to back up his claim. The salesman tells the bird, ""Do Ol' Willie."" To the protagonist's disbelief, the bird immediately sings the chorus to Nelson's ""Whiskey River."" Sensing a possibly huge windfall with this novelty act (for instance, creating a show with a singing bird as his main act), the main character"
"Cliffs of Dooneen The Cliffs of Dooneen is an Irish ballad made famous by Planxty. It is often performed by Christy Moore. The song was written by Jack McAuliffe from Lixnaw, County Kerry about the cliffs around Dooneen Point near Beale, North Kerry in the west of Ireland. The mention of the west coast of County Clare and the towns of Kilkee and Kilrush have made the song a County Clare anthem, with the words ""Cliffs of Dooneen"" often changed to ""Hills of Moveen"", a location a few miles west of Kilkee. This has led to confusion over the location"
"Red River Valley (song) ""Red River Valley"" is a folk song and cowboy music standard of uncertain origins that has gone by different names (such as ""Cowboy Love Song"", ""Bright Sherman Valley"", ""Bright Laurel Valley"", ""In the Bright Mohawk Valley"", and ""Bright Little Valley""), depending on where it has been sung. It is listed as Roud Folk Song Index 756 and by Edith Fowke as FO 13. It is recognizable by its chorus (with several variations): Members of the Western Writers of America chose it as one of the Top 100 Western songs of all time, ranked #10. Edith Fowke"
"man can remember.""' Two English folk songs feature cuckoos. One usually called ""The Cuckoo"" starts: The cuckoo is a fine bird and she sings as she flies,<br> She brings us good tidings, she tells us no lies.<br> She sucks little birds' eggs to make her voice clear,<br> And never sings cuckoo till the summer draws near<br> The second, ""The Cuckoo's Nest"" is a song about a courtship, with the eponymous (and of course, non-existent) nest serving as a metaphor: Me darling, says she, I can do no such thing<br> For me mother often told me it was committing sin<br> Me"
"she rises off her nest<br> She goes home in the evening with the dew all on her breast<br> And like the jolly ploughboy she whistles and she sings<br> She goes home in the evening with the dew all on her wings. Oh, Roger the ploughboy he is a dashing blade<br> He goes whistling and singing over yonder leafy shade<br> He met with pretty Susan, she's handsome I declare<br> She is far more enticing than the birds all in the air. An Awhesyth An Awhesyth, Cornish (Kernewek) for ""The Lark"", is a traditional Cornish folk song. In English, a version of"
"Brave a Man Liberty Tree Yankee Doodle Doodle Doo The Burrowing Yankees Peter Parker Independence Day The Little Sergeant The Banks of the Dee Hale in the Bush Song of the Heads Follow Washington The Ballad of Trenton The Old Soldiers of the King Ye Sons of North Britain The Battle of the Kegs The Ballad of Jane Mcrea Burgoyne's Defeat Rouse Britons Come Out, Ye Continentalers The Female Patriots The Farce The Affair at Newport The Indians over the Border Indian War Song The Yankee Privateer An American Frigate Anthony Wayne The Savannah Song The Charleston Song The Cow"
"The Black Fly Song ""The Black Fly Song"" is a song by Wade Hemsworth, written in 1949, about being tormented by black flies while working in the wilds of Northern Ontario. It is an enduring classic of Canadian folk music, covered by a variety of other artists. A new version of the song (with accompanying vocals by Kate & Anna McGarrigle) which had a completely different tempo than the original, was made into an animated short film entitled ""Blackfly"" by Christopher Hinton and the National Film Board in 1991, and was nominated for Best Animated Short Film at the 64th"
"The Cuckoo (song) ""The Cuckoo"" (Roud 413) is a traditional English folk song, also sung in the USA, Canada, Scotland and Ireland. It has been covered by many musicians in several different styles. An early notable recorded version was performed by Appalachian folk musician Clarence Ashley with a unique banjo tuning. The song is known by many names, including ""The Coo-Coo"", ""The Coo-Coo Bird"", ""The Cuckoo Bird"", ""The Cuckoo Is A Pretty Bird"", ""The Evening Meeting"", ""The Unconstant Lover, Bunclody"" and ""Going to Georgia"". Lyrics usually include the line (or a slight variation): ""The cuckoo is a pretty bird, she"
"Goodbye"""" hit (later a hit for David Gray in 1998) ""Standing at the door of the Pink Flamingo, Crying in the rain"" is believed to be a reference to Blackpool's famous gay nightclub The Flamingo. Låpsley's chillout song """"Painter (Valentine)"""" includes the lines ""you can paint these wings and make me fly/ crush coming over like the R.E.M kind/ orange in the colour like Blackpool on the sunrise"". Folk songs written about the town include The Houghton Weavers anthem """"The Blackpool Belle"""" (""Oh the Blackpool Belle was a getaway train that went from Northern stations. What a beautiful sight on"
"called him, was a wooden wren on a stick, and Trog had his own song. King Friday's other pet was a mockingbird (also a wooden bird on a stick) named Mimus Polyglottos (see Neighborhood of Make-Believe). Brazilian footballer Garrincha earned his nickname from one of the names the house wren has in Rio de Janeiro. House wren The house wren (""Troglodytes aedon"") is a very small songbird of the wren family, Troglodytidae. It occurs from Canada to southernmost South America, and is thus the most widely distributed bird in the Americas. It occurs in most suburban areas in its range"
"Hey Diddle Diddle ""Hey Diddle Diddle"" (also ""Hi Diddle Diddle"", ""The Cat and the Fiddle"", or ""The Cow Jumped Over the Moon"") is an English nursery rhyme. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 19478. A common modern version of the rhyme is<poem>Hey Diddle Diddle, The cat and the fiddle, The cow jumped over the moon. The little dog laughed, To see such sport, And the dish ran away with the spoon.</poem> The rhyme is the source of the English expression ""over the moon"", meaning ""delighted, thrilled, extremely happy"". <score vorbis=""1""> \new Staff « \clef treble \key f"
"on the hilltop To the dog-it’s puppy, puppy, to the cat-it’s meow meow Our love is-waiting at the crossroads. One-barrelled gun, two-barrelled gun, targeted at a deer. It’s not the deer that I am aiming at, but at my beloved. Aeroplane in the sky, motor on the roads, If not then bullock cart. If your heart feels the same as mine then come.. The tiny baby calf is in danger at the precipice. I couldn`t leave, let`s go together, my love. </poem> Resham Firiri Resham Firiri () is a traditional Nepali song. People can listen to the song from street"
"And the unemployment office said they'd send me through<br> To the Little Abitibi with the survey crew<br> Chorus And the black flies, the little black flies<br> Always the black fly no matter where you go<br> I'll die with the black fly a-pickin' my bones<br> In North Ontar-eye-o-eye-o, In North Ontar-eye-o The Black Fly Song ""The Black Fly Song"" is a song by Wade Hemsworth, written in 1949, about being tormented by black flies while working in the wilds of Northern Ontario. It is an enduring classic of Canadian folk music, covered by a variety of other artists. A new version"
"Chord. </poem> The song was later provided with religious (as opposed to patriotic) words by Philip Doddridge, and in this form is a favorite of Sacred Harp singers. The Doddridge words are as follows: <poem> Let the high heav'ns your songs invite, These spacious fields of brilliant light, Where sun and moon and planets roll, And stars that glow from pole to pole. Sun, moon, and stars convey Thy praise, 'Round the whole earth and never stand, So when Thy truth began its race, It touched and glanced on ev'ry hand. </poem> A slightly altered version of this text and"
"their relationship, and she was sent away to England. Watt was brokenhearted at the loss of his beloved lady, and wrote this song in her memory. It has been recorded by, amongst others, Marika, Anna McGoldrick, Daniel O'Donnell, Paddy Reilly, Patsy Watchorn, Phil Coulter, Johnny McEvoy and The Wolfe Tones. However many music lovers have heralded the finest version to be that of Mooncoin's own famous son Darren Holden. ""How sweet 'tis to roam by the sunny Suir stream,<br> And hear the dove's coo 'neath the morning's sunbeam.<br> Where the thrush and the robin their sweet notes combine<br> On the"
"local vicar, did not approve of their relationship, and she was sent away to England. Watt was brokenhearted at the loss of his beloved lady, and wrote this song in her memory. ""How sweet 'tis to roam by the sunny Suir stream,<br> And hear the dove's coo 'neath the morning's sunbeam.<br> Where the thrush and the robin their sweet notes combine<br> On the banks of the Suir that flows down by Mooncoin. Flow on, lovely river, flow gently along.<br> By your waters so sweet sounds the lark's merry song.<br> On your green banks I'll wander where first I did join<br>"
"probably better not to read strong historical associations into the song, although it is just possible that the song refers to the capture of the Fyvie Castle by Montrose's Royalist army in 1644. (A large part of this army was Irish, but they were not dragoons.) The oldest known version of the Scottish ballad is called ""The Bonnie Lass O' Fyvie"". Another early transcribed version is given under the title ""Bonnie Barbara-O"". An early English version ""Handsome Polly-O"" is also present, though in slightly different settings. Another English version is called ""Pretty Peggy of Derby"". The song probably travelled with"
"Leather-Winged Bat ""Leather-Winged Bat"" is a well-known English folk song about a collection of ""birds"". The song's most used cast members are usually bat, a wood pecker, a blue bird, owl and turtle dove (bats, of course, technically being mammals and not birds). However, depending on the artist, the song can have different creatures. Such as Peter, Paul and Mary's 1969 version which has a bat, a black bird, wood pecker, turtle dove, and a blue jay. Each ""bird"" has something to say about love and courtship in some sort of rhyming manner. It was recorded by Burl Ives on"
"“Pu-Leeze, Mister Hemingway”. Following his break, Kent moved to Los Angeles, remaining a freelance architect, while venturing into his musical career. Throughout the 1930s and 1940s, Kent worked in the motion picture industry composing songs for films, including several westerns. As World War II, started to commence in Europe, Kent’s thematic concepts of his work turned towards the conflict in the west with the composition of “(There’ll Be Bluebirds Over) The White Cliffs of Dover” in 1941. “(There'll Be Blue Birds Over) The White Cliffs of Dover” was a piece that expressed sympathy for England’s struggle against the looming Nazi"