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The Old Grey Duck 
The Old Grey Duck 
The old grey duck she stole her nest And laid up in the fields And when the young ones they came forth They had no tails nor beels They had no tails nor beels, They had no tails nor beels And when the young ones they came forth They had no tails nor beels. 
Two eggs were addled and one was broke And they were thrown away The young ones they could clunk nor swim They all died that same day They all died that same day They all died that same day The young ones they could clunk nor swim They all died that same day 
Next time we'll put her in the barn And tie her by the heels The young ones they may have the chance To grow their tails and beels To grow their tails and beels To grow their tails and beels The young ones they may have the chance To grow their tails and beels 
Recorded at Pendeen in 1956 by Peter Kennedy for the B.B.C. Sung rather slow. The tune is that of a well known carol "The Seven Good Joys" included in Dunstan's Cornish Song Book When we sing this in Cadgwith everyone joins in with the repeated lines but when sung by Male Choirs the top line is usually sung an octave lower so that the second part comes out highest. BAZ 
BAZ Apr98