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The rhyme alas doesn't go beyond 10. This is an alternative version:
One for sorrow, two for mirth,
Three for a wedding, four for a birth,
Five for silver, six for gold,
Seven for a secret not to be told.
Eight for heaven, nine for hell,
And ten for the devil's own sel'.
I hope you doffed your cap and wished them good morning.
I know the
One for sorrow, two for joy
three for a girl four for a boy (then the same as Oct's.) version.
I always say Good morning to mr magpie, even in the afternoon!
I do know that 3 crows in a row mean death (according to lore), and magpies are from the same family of dead flesh eating, non-hopping, walking birds like ravens, crows rooks etc, so maybe?
only rhyme i know is
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 letter from across the sea
nine for a true love true as can be
If you see 14 magpies you bring it down to a single number...eg...1+4 =5 which is for silver
If you see a single magpie you always wish it the time of day to ward off evil