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THE JAYBIRD by JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY

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First Line: THE JAYBIRD HE'S MY FAVORITE
Last Line: LIKE IT'S CUT POMPADORE!
Subject(s): BIRDS;

THE Jaybird he's my favor@3ite@1
Of all the birds they is!
I think he's quite a stylish sight
In that blue suit of his:
An' when he 'lights an' shuts his wings,
His coat's a "cutaway" --
I guess it's only when he sings
You'd know he wuz a jay.

I like to watch him when he's lit
In top of any tree,
'Cause all birds git wite out of it
When @3he@1 'lights, an' they see
How proud he act', an' swell an' spread
His chest out more an' more,
An' raise the feathers on his head
Like it's cut pompadore!



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