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Old 12-28-2009, 02:16 PM   #1
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Brit-Speak Q&A

What means "Dickie Bird"? as in

On a tree by a river a little tom-tit
Sang "Willow, titwillow, titwillow!"
And I said to him, "Dicky-bird, why do you sit
Singing Willow, titwillow, titwillow'?"
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