The flute like melodious warbling so pleasant to hear
Of the birds who do sing every day of the year
All over Australia they are widely known
The black and white birds who have ways of their own
Birds once seen and once heard that again you will know
The black and white Australian magpies as large as a crow
In defense of their territory courage they do not lack
And some of them at nesting time humans do even attack
High on a tree in a nest of sticks mostly lined with grass the female bird lay
Two to three pink dotted blue eggs from view not well hidden away
That as a family group against all comers they vigorously defend
At breeding time outside of their family group none to them a friend
They eat insects and worms and on small birds, frogs and mice prey
These birds one does hear and see every day
Often seen and heard in town parks and in the countryside
Birds familiar to everyone Australia wide.
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