Being the songwriter with German amateur folk band "Pickin' Berries" I use this as an outlet for demo recordings, unused songs and not-so-trad ideas.
Story behind the song
I was struggling with the lyrics for several unfinished songs. So a meade up a new one from... nursery rhymes.
Lyrics
Nursery Rhymes
See a pin and pick it up,
All the day you'll have good luck;
See a pin and let it lay,
Bad luck you'll have all the day.
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
Eight for a wish
Nine for a kiss
Ten for a bird you must not miss
A wise old owl lived in an oak
The more he saw the less he spoke
The less he spoke the more he heard.
Why can't we all be like that bird?
C Em C Em D
Is there fish in the woods,
Are there strawberries in the sea,
Think good
Before you answer me
One for sorrow
Two for mirth
Three for a wedding
Four for a birth
Five for silver
Six for gold
Seven for a secret, never to be told
Eight for heaven
Nine for hell
Ten for the Devil's very own sel'
See a pin and pick it up,
All the day you'll have good luck;
See a pin and let it lay,
Bad luck you'll have all the day.
Is there fish in the woods,
Are there strawberries in the sea,
Think good
Before you answer me
